Download or read book Globalization and Nation States - Challenges and Opportunities for Pakistan written by Hassan Jalil Shah and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The multiple dimensions of globalization include economic, political, cultural and social aspects, with economic globalization taking precedence over the other dimensions and technology as the great enabler of globalization. Globalization and nations state systems have been considered to at tangent to each other ever since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. The unprecedented pace of technological development has further put the concept of nation in perils. Whereas globalization has eroded the writ of the nation states to an extent, the Covid-19 proved to be a fresh breather to the nations to control movement of personnel, flow of product and goods across their borders.Pakistan, located at geographically consequential location got its independence from British Raj on the basis of Two Nations Theory. However, even after 75 years of its independence, it continues to face stiff regional, economic and political challenges. State securitization vis-à-vis emasculated economy, burgeoning youth and projects like CPEC are viewed with criticality. The era of globalization renders an opportunity to analyze how some other states with identical challenges steered a path that assisted them in surmounting these challenges. In context of globalization, we shall interpret valuable lessons for Pakistan that can help the nation in crafting actionable course to successfully overcome these dauting challenges.This qualitative research, relying on secondary data, follows descriptive research design by adopting case study method. Applying the critical theory of globalization, this study reviews the concept of globalization, its impact on nation states, a discourse analysis has been adopted to enumerate the challenges that Pakistan continues to face in the globalized world. This is followed by case studies of various countries including Turkey, South Korea, Bangladesh and Vietnam to understand how these nations emerged unscathed from the challenges that they withstood.