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In international politics, states often strive to maintain their position through either cooperation or force. Soft power theory has emerged as a non-violent approach for states to achieve national interest by utilizing intangible resources. China and India have both successfully employed soft power strategies to expand their influence, , and Pakistan is a relevant case study for examining the soft power of China and India, as it neighbors of both countries. The withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan has raised questions about how India and China will engage and cooperate in dealing with Pakistan, as well as how they will fill the regional gap left by the US. Nazmul Islam considers Joseph S. Nye's Soft Power theory and develops a new idea of “Power of Bonding” based on non-Western perspectives to examine India and China's soft power strategy on Pakistan.. Additionally, it evaluates their areas of influence and soft power strategy in three thematic areas: political and diplomatic engagement, cultural attributions and attraction for power bonding, and economic partnerships. To accomplish these objectives, the study relies on various research methods, including content analysis of articles published in Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, and one-on-one interviews with participants from Pakistan, India, and China.

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"""The book is an illuminating dissection of soft power, and an in-depth analysis of Pakistan's relations with China and India."" --Lin Minwang, Professor at the Center for South Asian Studies, Fudan University Power of Bonding and Non-Western Emerging Great Powers Engagement: Comparing China and India's Soft Power Strategy in Pakistananalyses the soft power strategies of China and India in Pakistan by providing a theoretical background and practical applications. The author provides an outlook to the changing power dynamics in Asia by focusing on the rising powers, China and India, use of cultural and economic tools of soft power by these two rising powers in a pivotal country, Pakistan. Analysis of impact of rising powers in Asia in global politics is common but focus on regional implications of this change with the tools of soft power is not prevalent. This book makes a contribution in this respect. --Mesut Özcan, Director of Diplomacy Academy, Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)"

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Nazmul Islam is Head of Türkiye, Asia, and Indo-Pacific Studies (TAIPS), Institute for International Relations and Strategic Research (ULİSA) and an Assistant Professor of Political Science and ‎Public Administration at the Ankara Yildirim ‎Beyazit University (AYBU), Turkiye.

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