by A. G. NOORANI
The book is a concise history of Pakistan’s foreign policy since its birth, enriched by the author’s personal insights. He was a junior official at the time of the Simla Conference in June 1972, the last surviving participant besides Prof. P.N. Dhar, and Foreign Minister of Pakistan at the Agra summit in July 2001.
The appendices contain, besides the text of the Simla Agreement, very useful preparatory material. They comprise the Draft Treaty for Reconciliation, Good Neighbourliness and Durable Peace proposed by India on June 29, 1972. Its Article V is still relevant:
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