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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

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.