Wordi/2024/CRB/149
2024-04-05

"A book of deep insights, drawing on Ambassador Lambah's unparalleled experience and knowledge of Pakistan, of its troubled relationship with India, and of Afghanistan. Indispensable for all those interested in the subcontinent and Asia, it is a valuable and reliable guide through the thickets of India-Pakistan relations. Ambassador Lambah was one of the select few who both understood and shaped critical relationships for India. His masterly account intersperses personal reminiscences of participating in epochal events in the pursuit of peace between India and Pakistan and in Afghanistan with comprehensive and acute analysis. He has also laid down markers for the future in his backchannel negotiations on Kashmir that later generations will be grateful for. His objectivity and humanity illuminate this treasure trove of a book. A must read. -- Shivshankar Menon, former National Security Advisor of India

A brilliant epiphany combining hope and mature realism, with path-breaking insights, drawn from the author's lifetime of experience, on how only unremitting diplomacy, guided by bold, visionary political leadership, can ensure a reimagining of the landscape of India-Pakistan relations. -- Nirupama Rao, former Foreign Secretary of India

Ambassador Sati Lambah has written a fascinating book , unprecedented and without parallel, put together in the last several months of his life of high quality public service. He provides amazing insights , as one who was deeply involved, on the exchanges between India and Pakistan, under the radar, in which he played a major role. This book is a great legacy of a diplomat of high standing. -- Tarun Das, former Director General and chief mentor of Confederation of Indian Industry

S K Lambah unveils a unique perspective on the India Pakistan diplomatic interface with his reminiscences. This brilliantly evocative memoir illustrates the enormous potential of innovative diplomacy to bridge dangerous fault lines. -- TCA Raghavan, former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan

The book provides a ring side view of a seasoned diplomat who in his long career spent many years dealing with Pakistan and its inexplicable perfidy. It provides a new perspective to many known and some not so well-known events and circumstances that shaped vexed Indo-Pak relations. His authentic and objective narration will substantially contribute to serious historical study of bilateral relations between the two countries as also provide a rare insight to common readers. Brilliantly articulated, the book contains gripping accounts of his personal interactions with many people who shaped bilateral relations in both countries. The book also holds many lessons for the future diplomats and policy makers who will have to deal with a difficult neighbour for a long time and will have a bearing on our national security. -- Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor of India"