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K. Natwar-Singh

Forfatter af One Life Is Not Enough An Autobiography

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A fine book, by a cultured and accomplished gentleman who straddled many worlds in the course of his career in the foreign service. The style is light and witty, the tone self-deprecating and modest, and character portraits of figures great and not-so-great precise and apt. He champions the cause of improved relations with China, as with Pakistan, although he does not spell out how to solve the specific problems of Kashmir or the Sino-Indian border. He makes no bones about his basic loyalty to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, which makes the ending all the more unexpected and impactful: his complete falling out with the Congress leadership in the UPA period, and his removal from the Congress party itself. This bitter end to his career at the hands of erstwhile colleagues in the party perhaps explains his especially harsh assessment of Manmohan Singh as PM, wherein he perhaps fails to take into consideration the very great limitations under which the PM had to steer the nation, with multiple centres of authority and a very rambunctious opposition. On the whole, an excellent book and a pleasure to read.… (mere)
 
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Dilip-Kumar | Jan 27, 2022 |
An entertaining, lightly humorous, and highly insightful fly-on-the-wall commentary on some of the crucial stages of the China-India relationship. Especially valuable are the author's personal reminiscences of interactions or participation in discussions with top leaders like Chou-en-lai and Mao Tse Tung, Nehru, etc., where he tries to humanie there larger-than-life personalities. Also invaluable is his record of the discussions that Chou had with many top Indian leaders in 1960, and Rajiv Gandhi's visit to China in 1988, which demonstrate how close they were to a resolution of the border dispute and how easy the solution is (which may even be true today). But it could not be grasped, because public sentiment had turned forcefully against any give-and-take or swap of territories. The author, a scion of a princely family of Bharatpur, and a distinguished diplomat, comes across as an eminently civilized, reasonable, and rational person, with a certain old-world charm and a secular, broad-minded approach that is so sorely missed in public affairs today.… (mere)
 
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Dilip-Kumar | Jan 5, 2022 |
(actually 3.5 stars but there is no such option)
Interesting read.. to some extent it gave insight into working of our diplomats and bureaucracy. Personally i felt the book could have been better organized and at times it felt like author is writing a self appraisal (his work is highly commendable but its a auto-biography...)
Worth reading and its quick read too..
 
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_RSK | Jan 26, 2016 |

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