PAK CENTRAL ASIA SOUTHERN TRADE ROUTES: CRITICAL COMPARISON OF NEW CENTRAL ASIAN ECONOMIC OUTLETS

Abstract

Largely accompanied by global catastrophes and technological revolution, the 20th century was a byproduct of homogenous imperialistic motives of the global powers. The century witnessed the two important events the liquidation of colonial rule and termination of the closed market system and eventually, the parameter of economic acceleration has led the world into the complex interdependent economy, following a revolutionizing global economy rushed in by an era of pax-economic. Countries gave more consideration and thus, more efforts to remove all kinds of trade barriers. This unification of economic policies between different countries proved fruitful for different. However, the Asian region remained highly indifferent concerning international trade. The current study also aims to highlight the potential of the Central Asian Region as a prominent part of world trade and economic development. Despite the deadlock situation, the Central Asian countries including Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and others, contain an enormous amount of oil and gas resources. To start trade with the other countries, Central Asia considers neighboring countries as an ally for providing the trade routes and therefore, Pakistan’s position in this game. However, due to several barriers including the inhibition of Russo-Phobia, Islamic mania, and the super modern and monopolistic attitude of United States, unnerved the Republics of Central Asia. Turkey with and ethnic and linguistic card, Iran at the beginning with the ideological bent and the traditional sociocultural model, Russian with the imperialistic and monopolistic model and of course, Pakistan with the Islamic brotherhood card and the Silk route partnership, confused the Central Asian Republics. Thus, in the given circumstances, economic cooperation is bound to usher in a new era, when the Central Asian economy will be brought back on the track. Nevertheless, such a model should not be aimed at creating confrontation, but the target must be cooperation because in this world of un-polarity confrontation would only lead to destruction and enhancement in the damages brought by Globalization.