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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Book Review # 1 : Engaging India - Strobe Talbott




Excellent book which gives insight into behind the scenes talk between countries. A very good peek into diplomacy between India and U.S especially after India conducted the Nuclear Tests in May 1998. The book also details the role played by US during the Kargil conflict. The US pressure on Nawaz Sharif at the time of the Kargil crisis is well told in all its brutal frankness.
A must read for all you political history lovers.
The essence of the book lies in the fascinating account of how relations between the most powerful democracy and the most populous, were turned around through a process of interaction between two highly competent interlocutors.

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