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TopicAbdul Basit

Topic: Abdul Basit

Many blame me for not building on Modi-Sharif meet. I did what was in Pakistan’s best interest

In Hostility, former Pakistan high commissioner to India Abdul Basit writes about his tenure in Delhi from 2014 to 2017 — a difficult era in India-Pakistan ties.

Ex-Pakistan envoy’s memoir gives rare behind-the-scenes view into Islamabad’s ties with Delhi

Published by HarperCollins, 'Hostility: A Diplomat’s Diary on Pakistan-India Relations' by Abdul Basit will be released on 25 April on ThePrint's ‘SoftCover’.

Off The Cuff with Abdul Basit

This edition of 'Off The Cuff' saw Pakistani High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit in conversation with ThePrint Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Pranab...

Kashmir’s Broken Cycle of Talks

Calling for a political dialogue has become the default option for politicians and pundits every time the security situation in the Valley worsens. The optics of talks looks intended to be a healing touch in itself and ends up becoming a tactic to buy time. RAMA LAKSHMI

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.