Srinagar, Aug. 2 -- Recent events were used to highlight a strong tendency in Pakistan's diplomatic activity wherein military command is the most visible representative of the nation in global institutions. This was most strikingly the case in the context of interactions with the United States, wherein the Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan, General Asim Munir, has made several visits of high-level officials and met with top United States defense officials. These meetings, while not entirely unusual in the context of defense relations, are significant in that they saw the near-complete absence of Pakistan's civilian political leadership. Foreign policy and diplomacy, under most democratic contexts in the world are intended to be carried ...