Open AccessA Payoff of Cooperation and Non-cooperation: An Analysis of Pak-Afghan Relations during Cold War
Author(s) -
Imraz Muhammad,
Saiful Islam,
Saqib Javed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of peace, development and communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-7901
pISSN - 2663-7898
DOI - 10.36968/jpdc-v05-i01-24
Subject(s) - afghan , terrorism , stochastic game , political science , cold war , political economy , sociology , law , economics , mathematical economics , politics
Pak-Afghan relations are consisting of non-cooperation and mistrust, which are narrating theGame Theory. Just after the inception of Pakistan, it was the instinct desire to have cordialrelations with Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the misapprehension of Afghanistan created thevacuum of non-cooperation between the two neighboring countries. Afghanistan policy ofdefection over Durand Line, Pakhtunistan and support for the militants in FATA andBaluchistan and resultantly Pakistan’s support for Mujahedeen and Taliban, furtheraggravated the situation. Though limited cooperation was seen during Daud era, Talibanregime and in the War against Terrorism but it could not let cooperation to get roots. Thispaper employs the approach of Game Theory to analyses the payoff of cooperation and noncooperation in the light of Pak-Afghan relations during Cold War. Furthermore, itinvestigates that how much the policy of cooperation and give-and-take will bring payoff forboth of the two