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  • The Sword and the Pen

    A Spymaster Reminisces

    by Asad Durrani ...
    it is the autobiography of Lt Gen (R) Asad Durrani. Besides other military assignments, he once headed Pakistan's external Intelligence agency, the ISI. After retirement, he was twice the country's ambassador — to Germany and to Saudi ArabiaThe Account in this book hence covers his insight in the region — he dealt with Afghanistan and India; his personal experience of Germany's reunification; and ... Read more

    $5.81 USD

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  • Pakistan Adrift

    Navigating Troubled Waters

    by Asad Durrani ...
    Asad Durrani served as a three star general in the Pakistan army, and later headed the Inter-Services Intelligence agency from 1990 to 1992. His time in service encompassed the Soviet Union's withdrawal from Afghanistan and dissolution; shifting regional and international alliances, particularly with the US; and contending with India's economic recovery. On the home front, Pakistan passed through ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • The Spy Chronicles

    RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

    Pointing to the horizon where the sea and sky are joined, he says, 'It is only an illusion because they can't really meet, but isn't it beautiful, this union which isn't really there.' -- SAADAT HASAN MANTO Sometime in 2016, a series of dialogues took place which set out to find a meeting ground, even if only an illusion, between A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. One was a former chief of RAW, India's ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Honour Among Spies

    by Asad Durrani ...
    In May 2018, a book was published that set off a perfect storm in the intelligence circles in the subcontinent, and made people in the spy community sit up around the world. What made The Spy Chronicles unusual was that two of its authors, A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani, co-writing with journalist Aditya Sinha, had headed their respective spy agencies -- Dulat had been chief of India's RAW, and Lt ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Covert

    The Psychology of War and Peace

    After the tremendous success of The Spy Chronicles, A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani participated in a series of conversations on the psychology of war and peace; these have evolved into this fascinating book, written with psychiatrist Neil K. Aggarwal.Covert takes the reader right into the head of the two spymasters. Delving into their personal and professional trajectories that moulded them in the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Covert

    The Psychology of War and Peace

    Unabridged

    7 hours 42 min

    After the tremendous success of The Spy Chronicles, A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani participated in a series of conversations on the psychology of war and peace; these have evolved into this fascinating book, written with psychiatrist Neil K. Aggarwal.Covert takes the reader right into the head of the two spymasters. Delving into their personal and professional trajectories that moulded them in the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • A Deadly Triangle

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    An eminent historian looks to the present and future of Afghanistan as the U.S. withdraws from the longest war in its history. THE BROOKINGS ESSAY: In the spirit of its commitment to high-quality, independent research, the Brookings Institution has commissioned works on major topics of public policy by distinguished authors, including Brookings scholars. The Brookings Essay is a multi-platform ... Read more

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  • The Longest August

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    by Dilip Hiro ...
    The partitioning of British India into independent Pakistan and India in August 1947 occurred in the midst of communal holocaust, with Hindus and Sikhs on one side and Muslims on the other. More than 750,000 people were butchered, and 12 million fled their homes -- primarily in caravans of bullock-carts -- to seek refuge across the new border: it was the largest exodus in history. Sixty-seven ... Read more

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  • War Against the Taliban

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  • A Question of Order

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    Fascinating vignettes about the men and woman who ruled PakistanWhat did Muhammad Ali Jinnah say when he received a royal salute from the last British regiment about to leave Pakistan? Did Ayub Khan consider turning Pakistan into a monarchy? Why was Yahya Khan so confident that the 1970 elections would return a hung parliament? What did Zulfikar Ali Bhutto say when the Pakistan Army launched a ... Read more

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