The end of the great game : (Record no. 77564)

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Canceled/invalid LC control number 2016359719
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9692308804
International Standard Book Number 9789692308809 (hardback)
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Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
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Description conventions rda
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Classification number 320.95491
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Classification number 320.95491
Item number SAD-E
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Sadiq, Hasan M.,
Relator term author.
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The end of the great game :
Medium [Book] :
Remainder of title was Pakistan the real US target? a comprehensive narrative of the US war in Afghanistan and relationship to Middle East oil /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Hasan M. Sadiq.
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Extent xl 374 pages : ;
Dimensions 24 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. The End of the Great Game is a narrative of geopolitics taking place in South Asia. This is a region that is intimately related to the Middle East and its vast oil reserves. Since the end of World War II major powers of the world such as Great Britain, the Soviet Union and the US have jockeyed for position to either control these resources or prevent the opposing power from gaining control over it. This resulted in the Cold War which lasted for almost five decades. Since the first Gulf War of 1991 between the US and Iraq a new alliance between China, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has emerged in this region. This alliance is gradually neutralizing American influence to the point that there is no longer a single power that dominates this region as the US once did. It is shown that pre 9/11 Pakistan was getting significant military and economic help from China and Saudi Arabia, fueling Pakistan's military expansion. To safeguard their own interests these countries were gradually putting Pakistan in position to become the military arm of the gulf countries on which China's energy needs also depend. Through his research Hasan Sadiq makes a compelling argument that one of the main goal's of the US war in Afghanistan, which has now lasted for over 14 years, was to degrade Pakistan's expanding nuclear program, which otherwise has the potential to threaten US hegemony over this vital energy rich region of the world. To prevent this from taking place, the US needed a plan and allies in the region to bring Pakistan's military expansion under control. It is shown that India became a willing partner. Though US-Indo plans in Afghanistan have not succeeded, in what has become America's longest war in its history, the strategic goals of these two nations continue.
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Target audience note All.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Afghan War, 2001-
Geographic subdivision Influence.
Topical term or geographic name entry element United States
Geographic subdivision Foreign relations
General subdivision Pakistan.
Topical term or geographic name entry element Pakistan
Geographic subdivision Foreign relations
General subdivision United States.
Topical term or geographic name entry element United States
Geographic subdivision Foreign relations
General subdivision India.
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Piece designation 54643
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Classification part 320.95491 SAD-E
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Piece physical condition 2-Good
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09/12/2023   320.95491 SAD-E Ground Floor 09/12/2023 Books         Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 54643 Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 09/12/2023