Hostility

‘Hostility’ is largely based on Abdul Basit’s tenure in India as Pakistan High Commissioner from March 2014 to August 2017. It is his fascinating account of Pakistan-India relations at the time, the ups and downs that generated hopes and created stalemates; how the two sides dealt with them; why and how the bilateral relationship reached the present troublesome phase; whether there is any realistic possibility that the two countries would ever be able to become normal neighbors’, as he writes in his book. Abdul Basit’s important book sheds light on questions of diplomacy and state interest that are as pertinent as ever.