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Pakistan's Qazi Annan's special Iraq rep

'Khushwant Singh was far from his public perception'

In Khushwant Singh photographer Mustafa Quraishi found a grandfather he always wanted.

The attack on Parliament: Two years later

Pakistan names envoy to India

Riaz Mohammad Khan will replace Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, who was asked to leave India after the attack on Parliament.

India accepts Khan as new Pakistan high commissi

The approval paves the way for the restoration of full diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Advani destroyed Agra summit with Pakistan: A S Dulat

Pakistan made a tactical error in not investing enough in L K Advani, former R&AW chief A S Dulat tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com

'Where Modi and Doval take India remains to be seen'

'They are both very individualistic and have similar personalities.'

'New era in India-Pakistan relations could beckon'

'If there is a background of some kind of mutual understanding on how the dialogue process might develop in a mutually satisfactory manner...' 'If this understanding impacts positively on the ground situation...' 'As of now this is a heroic assumption. But it does not have to remain such.'

Army does not want PM Sharif to decide India policy, says Former-Pak envoy

Raising questions over the role of Pakistan's powerful military in the Pathankot terror attack, a former ambassador to India has said that the army does not appreciate Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's attempts to decide on the country's policy towards India.

Vajpayee was a 'Chanakya.' Advani, a 'straight arrow'

'Advani went by the book, by files, by advice given by his babus. He may be well read and articulate and a pleasant conversationalist, but none of that makes for the kind of creative politician that Vajpayee was.' 'This is the kind of observation about the Vajpayee premiership, more than the promise of espionage or Kashmir gossip, that made writing A S Dulat's book a satisfying experience,' says Aditya Sinha.

Afghanistan is sliding into anarchy

'A couple of more such happenings in the coming weeks can push Kabul into total anarchy, and a Syria-like conflict may ensue,' warns Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

What did this meeting really achieve?

'The Modi government knows that much cannot be expected of Pakistan till the Kulbhushan Jadhav issue is resolved,' says Rajeev Sharma.

'Eid was never complete without having met him'

In Khushwant Singh photographer Mustafa Quraishi found a grandfather he always wanted.

Why containment of Pakistan is better than war

'Terrorism is merely a symptom of a deeper disease in Pakistan's body politic,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Pakistan is many years behind us in everything

'Islamabad is only as big as a Delhi suburb.' 'How can a city with just two five star hotels and only one departure gate at their international airport be compared to Delhi with its sprawling airport?' Ambassador T P Sreenivasan finds the pulse of Pakistan after visiting Islamabad for the first time.