According to the book, former US president Bill Clinton had conveyed this news to the then Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif who was taken 'aback' by the revelation.
Former US President Bill Clinton on Saturday said America was not interested in dominating Iraq and instead would like to see the representative government ruling the country.
The eulogy at the funeral did turn political at times.
The former US president would undergo quadruple heart bypass surgery in New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump by 232 to 197 votes for his role in last week's Capitol Hill riot, making him the first president in American history to be impeached twice.
Since his own retirement from leading a country in 2000, Clinton has established a foundation campaigning on issues such as the fight against HIV/Aids.
Indian pharmaceutical giant Cipla will give AIDS medicines at half the normal prices to former US President Bill Clinton's Foundation
The former US deputy secretary of state said India turned down the proposal saying Washington should not play into the hands of the Pakistanis by seeing Kashmir as a flashpoint.
'Seen in the context of world turmoil in face of the pandemic and the Chinese 'miracle' of being the only country in the world to control it, this is not merely a 'Sputnik' moment, but a 'Sputnik Plus' moment,' argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The former president is reportedly angry at not being invited to speak at Friday's funeral.
Sonia will be coming to Washington after the warm reception given to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demonstrated acknowledgement of India as a rising world power.\n
Donald Trump becomes the first American president to visit India with his wife and daughter and son-in-law in tow
Former US President Bill Clinton on Friday launched a major medical initiative to make available Anti-Retroviral Drugs to millions affected by HIV/AIDS around the world at almost one-third of the existing market costs.
Akumjung Pongen, the first Rhodes scholar from Nagaland, shares his inspiring journey.
Wesley Clark said his war-tested military record makes him the ideal Democrat to ensure the nation's security in a post-September 11 world.
It was the civilian leadership that was disinclined to withdraw fearing loss of face, the former US Central Command chief has said.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose foundation has been part of the effort to develop and deliver COVID-19 vaccines, has warned that the next four to six months could be the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.
He visited the Indian embassy in Washington with former US presidents Bill Clinton, George H W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.
The meeting took place at Bill Clinton's request, according to a report.
The former US president, who was scheduled to visit New Delhi for his keynote address to the India Today conclave, had to cancel his trip due to "serious security considerations".
CII and ICICI on Wednesday signed an agreement, during the National Council meeting of CII to formally launch the GBC-USAID Global Development Alliance Project, which aims to foster Green Businesses in India.
'I feel really blessed, you know, because a lot of people who have a heart attack never get any advance warning,' the former US president said.
Recognised as one of the Stars of Asia by Business Week International, Venu Srinivasan, the chairman and managing director of TVS Motor Company.
From when James Buchanan was sworn in in 1857 to Donald Trump in 2017.
'I think the Iraqis are better off with Saddam gone, if they can have a stable government,' he said.
Unable to visit the monument during his first visit to India, US President Barack Obama made enquiries about it with ASI guide. Kavita Chowdhury reports.
Presenting the best dressed at the Power of Women event in New York.
Guess how many e-mails Bill Clinton sent out in eight years at the White House?
\n\nJust two.
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