India-Pakistan Relations Under Six Prime

No relationship has been as complex and so difficult to manage as Indias relations with Pakistan. Four wars cross-border terrorism and Pakistans persistent hostility and relentless campaign on Kashmir issue have been a source of strategic challenge for every Indian leader. Yet each has pursued peace in the interest of Indias progress and security with differing strategies but with the same result. As a diplomat who served around the world and in Pakistan the late Satinder Kumar Lambahs unique position helps tell an insiders story of the turbulent history between India and Pakistan. He writes of his personal experiences of India-Pakistan relations having served six Indian Prime Ministers whom he worked directly with and offered counsel. This includes his role as Prime Ministers Special Envoy for back-channel talks under PM Manmohan Singh and Indias quick diplomatic moves in the post-Taliban Afghanistan. With insight he also traces the roots of Pakistans evolution since its birth and the challenges its army-driven polity poses for India and reflects on the way forward in dealing with Pakistan to secure peace in the region.