Indeed Mr Sharif's proactive pursuit of peace with India became the primary reason for his forcible ouster from power by the army in October 1999 and he was subsequently imprisoned and exiled for intruding into what the army considers its exclusive
foreign policy domain.
Overall, while the Foreign Minister's talk was interesting in its commitment to a pro-people polity, her responses during the Q&A session were revealing in their insight towards the Deep State's shifting strategic objectives in
the foreign policy domain.
Not exact matches
The content of Ms. Khar's speech was quite broad and overarching wherein she not only covered her own
domain of Pakistani
foreign policy but also set out what she believed were the positive indicators of a state which is often characterised as dysfunctional.
Four years of a weak civilian dispensation have not seen major changes in the balance of powers between GHQ and parliament and it remains to be seen whether, in light of the deep penetration of the military into the various organs of the state, an ongoing democratic process can wrestle back the
domain of
foreign policy from Pakistan's generals.
The Lisbon meeting marked the introduction of what had once been the
domain of fringe science to the international
foreign -
policy wonkocracy.