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Article: Nuclear identity: Pakistan's domestic challenges.
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- Harvard International Review
- Article date:
- March 22, 1999
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JARED SHIRCK, Staff Writer, Harvard International Review
After the euphoria of Pakistan's fiftieth anniversary celebration two years ago, its leaders refocused on the major economic and social problems within the nation. Since then, Pakistan has undertaken major policy changes and has confronted what the nation considers to be serious political threats to its well-being. Pakistan's response to its economic crisis within the context of the recent nuclear tests in South Asia is a fascinating example of the balance its leaders must strike in negotiating both international and domestic accord. Pakistan's greatest problems remain a combination of long-standing ...