Explanation of the Iran and Pakistan’s Actions with emphasized on Geo-Ideological Codes

Subject Areas : Regional Planning

Afshin Mottaghi ¹ , Mosayeb GharehBeygi ^{2 *}

1 - Kharazmi University
2 - دانشگاه تهران

Received: 2021-11-17 Accepted : 2022-06-06 Published : 2022-10-04

Keywords: Convergence, Divergence, Geo-Ideology, Territoriality, Iran and Pakistan,

Abstract :

The history of relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is one of the few relations that have not yet seen in the strategic security threat. Historically, Iran is one of the first geopolitical actors in the Islamic world which has recognized Pakistan's independence. With the advent of the Islamic Revolution, however, a set of spaces was reproduced that made ideological codes more active in the two countries. Although Pakistan is considered as one of the prominent geopolitical arenas in the field of fundamentalist Islam, so far this field has not been promoted to geopolitical confrontation. However, in the future it can be expected different levels of convergence (geopolitical comradeship) or divergence (geopolitical competition) are evident in the relations between the two countries depending on the extent of Tehran-Islamabad's relationship with the ideological territory. The present study conducted by using of a descriptive-analytical method with the aim of investigating the effect of ideological Territoralization on the relations between Pakistan and Iran. According to the findings of this study, with the attention of Pakistani political destabilization and the relatively high weight of fundamentalist groups and parties, the sources of tension and threats between the two countries will always be active. But with regard to asymmetric threats that have activated Pakistani security codes on the West Front (India) and North (Afghanistan), Iran's security focus on the Gulf region and the strategic depth of the West (Iraq and Syria) It makes the two countries turn to geopolitical comradeship. However, the existence of a mild and sustained tension in the relations between Tehran and Islamabad is inevitable due to the activities of religious fundamentalist groups in Pakistan.