The Myth of Independence

by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto · 1969 · English

Politics & historyPakistan

About the book

Written after Bhutto left Ayub Khan's government. He argues that great powers use aid and alliances to control smaller states, criticizes Pakistan's dependence on the USA, and calls for closer ties with China and the developing world. Its ideas shaped his later foreign policy.

Why it matters

Bhutto's case for an independent Pakistani foreign policy free of great-power control.