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FRANCEPAKISTAN ANTAGONISTIC RELATIONS AND ROLE OF PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

05 Pages : 43-51

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-IV).05      10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-IV).05      Published : Dec 2021

France-Pakistan Antagonistic Relations and Role of Public Diplomacy

    France and Pakistan have enjoyed amicable relationships since the 1960s and hold high status in the eye of Pakistan for the provision of military technology to Pakistan. It is also one of those major countries where Pakistan exports its products and commodities. However, their relationship suffered a sudden downfall soon after the publishing of the blasphemous cartoons in a French magazine that received an instant backlash from the Muslim community, including Pakistan. Public diplomacy can opt as the top priority for the government to restore the close bond with France in the field of military technology, economy, culture, and politics. In the past, France has been the major contributor to the development of Pakistan's military capabilities. Given a large number of Muslim communities residing in France, Pakistan can never politically disconnect from France, which necessitates coming up with a common ground to take the bilateral ties to the next level.

    Public Diplomacy, Soft Power, People to People Contacts, France- India Relations
    (1) Areeja Syed
    MS, International Relations, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Chriet Hamid
    Political Commentator, Columnist, London, France.

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    CHICAGO : Syed, Areeja, and Chriet Hamid. 2021. "France-Pakistan Antagonistic Relations and Role of Public Diplomacy." Global Foreign Policies Review, IV (IV): 43-51 doi: 10.31703/gfpr.2021(IV-IV).05
    HARVARD : SYED, A. & HAMID, C. 2021. France-Pakistan Antagonistic Relations and Role of Public Diplomacy. Global Foreign Policies Review, IV, 43-51.
    MHRA : Syed, Areeja, and Chriet Hamid. 2021. "France-Pakistan Antagonistic Relations and Role of Public Diplomacy." Global Foreign Policies Review, IV: 43-51
    MLA : Syed, Areeja, and Chriet Hamid. "France-Pakistan Antagonistic Relations and Role of Public Diplomacy." Global Foreign Policies Review, IV.IV (2021): 43-51 Print.
    OXFORD : Syed, Areeja and Hamid, Chriet (2021), "France-Pakistan Antagonistic Relations and Role of Public Diplomacy", Global Foreign Policies Review, IV (IV), 43-51