First edition published in 2006, second edition published in 2010, third edition published 2013, forth edition published in 2017.

Foreword Preface to the Fifth Edition Note to the Reader 1 The Emergence of Pakistan 2 Foreign Policy Beginnings 3 The Kashmir Question, 1947-1957 4 The Search for Security 5 Alliances 6 The Alliances-Costs and Benefits 7 China and Other Countries 8 The Pakistan-India War, 1965 9 The Legacy of War 10 The 1971 Disaster 11 The Shimla Agreement: Negotiating under Duress 12 Pakistan's Nuclear Programme and Relations with the US 13 Relations with India-An Interlude: 1977-1979 14 Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan-1979 15 Kashmir: The Struggle for Azadi 16 The Afghanistan Civil War, 1990-1998 17 Pakistan-India Disputes and Crises 18 Nuclear Weapons and Missile Systems 19 Increasing Isolation, 1990-2001 20 Post 9/11 Policy 21 On-Off Partnership with the US, 2001-2016 22 Terrorism 23 Afghanistan, 2001-2018 24 Pakistan-India Relations, 1986-2018 25 Pakistan-China: Enduring Entente 26 International Organizations 27 Policy in a Changing World I The Shimla Agreement, 1972 II Composite Dialogue, 1997-1998 III The Lahore Declaration, 21 February 1999 IV The Agra Declaration, 2001 Draft Agreement V Presidents, Prime Ministers, and Foreign Ministers of Pakistan Bibliography Index.