Oct, 2015 mumbai web desk workers of hindu extremist group shiv sena on monday attacked the observer research foundation orf chairman sudheendra kulkarni, who is organising former pakistan foreign minister khurshid mahmud kasuri s book launch in mumbai. Kasuri book launch event in mumbai is held amidst tight. There are many punch lines and statements that are monotonously repeated that you wonder if you are rereading the chapter, perhaps the benchmark set by the above authors waters down the literary quality of khurshid s writings. Bjps former idealogue sudheendra kulkarni with face blackened by shiv sena activists and former pakistan foreign minister khurshid mahmud kasuri showing the latters book at a press conference in mumbai. He was educated at the universities of punjab, cambridge, and oxford, and was called to the bar from grays inn, london. The shiv sena saturday threatened to disrupt the book launch of former pakistan foreign minister khurshid kasuri in mumbai. Modi should take forward vajpayees work for indopak peace. Kasuri has risked being branded a birdman for his choice of title. Kasuris book neither a hawk,nor a dove to be launched in.
The book is a firsthand account of the inner workings of the foreign office of pakistan narrated during the illustrious career of the. An insiders account of pakistans foreign policy will be launched at nehru centre at 5. The author has deliberately ignored the plethora of evidence which indicates pakistans complicity in the mumbai attacks. Khurshid kasuris book launched despite shiv sena protest. I have sent the copies of the book to president pranab mukherjee, former pm manmohan singh, yashwant sinha, l. Oct 12, 2015 mumbai despite the shiv senas attack and threats, the book launching ceremony of pakistan former foreign minister khurshid mahmud kasuri was held at the hall of culture, nehru centre, in mumbai on monday, reported 92 news. He is the senior advisor on political and international affairs and chairman of the pakistan tehreekeinsafs task force on kashmir and a member of the core committee of. Young man, we run foreign policy here, not an aviary. Khurshid mahmood kasuri biography, family, education and career. Khurshid mahmud kasuri wrote neither a hawk nor a dove. The pakistan government sent mian khurshid mahmud kasuri. Kasuri s book neither a hawk nor a dove in new delhi.
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Khurshid kasuri has updated the book to early 2015 including the advent of narendra modi as prime minister in india and has analysed the situation regarding the. Former foreign minister khurshid mahmud kasuri is all set to launch his book on pakistans foreign policy, neither a hawk, nor a dove, early next month. The author believes that the real hurdle to pakistanindia trade liberalization is unpredictability of their relations due to their political disputes. Maharashtra chief minister devendra fadnavis today disapproved of shiv senas protests against the launch of former pakistan foreign minister khurshid mahmud kasuri s book here saying the issue. For instance, he doesnt throw new light on what might have gone wrong. Khurshid mahmud kasuri born 18 june 1941, is a pakistani senior foreign service statesman, politician, and diplomat who as the minister of foreign affairs from november 2002 until november 2007. The chairman of mumbai unit of the observer research foundation. Khurshid kasuri has recorded history with an unbiased mind. An insider s account of pakistan s foreign policy on monday. Shiv sena activists threw ink on sudheendra kulkarni, the chief organizer of an event at which former pakistan foreign minister khurshid mahmud kasuri was to launch his new book on. The book is the first comprehensive account by a pakistani foreign minister who directly contributed in moving the peace process with india forward. An insiders account of pakistans foreign relations by khurshid mahmud kasuri isbn.
Mumbai is the capital of western maharashtra state, which is ruled by the hindu nationalist bharatiya janata party in. The book is the first comprehensive account by a pakistani foreign minister who contributed in moving the peace process with india forward. Kasuri is scheduled to attend the launch of his book neither a hawk nor a dove. Khurshid mahmud kasuris magisterial memoir further underlines the truth that the consolidation of indias own nationhood depends crucially on our being able to look on pakistan as a friend and neighbour, not as a threat and an enemy. Islamabadformer foreign minister khurshid mahmud kasuri s book neither a hawk, nor a dove on pakistans foreign policy will be launched in early september. Kulkarni to attend kasuris book launch in karachi the. Khurshid kasuris book is a long morality play rather than lived history. Khurshid kasuri s book is a long morality play rather than lived history long awaited by an audience which hoped it would cast new light on the secret diplomacy aimed at sealing a deal that would end the kashmir conflict, it adds little to the public record. This book is the first comprehensive account by a pakistani foreign minister who contributed in moving the peace process with india forward. Khurshid mahmud kasuris book launch is victory of peace ani october, 2015 11. Kasuri says the purpose of writing his book was to clear misconceptions. Neither a hawk nor a dove khurshid mahmud kasuri oxford. This was hailed as the most promising dialogue between pakistan and india since independence.
Vajpayee made nawaz sharif speak with dilip kumar over kargil conflict, says khurshid kasuris book in his new book neither a hawk nor a dove, former foreign minister of pakistan, khurshid kasuri has recounted some incidents from the kargil war. Kasuris book neither a hawk nor a dove to be launched. Aug 15, 2018 khurshid mehmood kasuri is a senior politician who served as the foreign minister from 20022007, and is currently a member of the pakistan tehreekeinsaf pti. Shiv sena threat to khurshid kasuris book launch in. Qasim a moini karachi while pakistan and india failed to grasp a historic opportunity to resolve their longfestering disputes particularly kashmir during pervez musharrafs rule of this country, new delhi and islamabad should build on the framework achieved during this period and take it forward. Khurshid mehmood kasuri born, age, political party and. Khurshid kasuri news and updates from the economic times. Kasuri launched his memoir, neither a hawk nor a dove.
Mr kasuris host and chairman of the observer research foundation sudheendra kulkarni was attacked with black paint by shiv sena goons on monday ahead of the book launch. The launch of kasuris book titled neither a hawk, nor a dove. The book is the first comprehensive account by a pakistani foreign minister who directly contributed rs 2450 rs 2,327. This book is a very easy read compared to jaswants sinhas jinnah or shashi tharoors pax india. For instance, he doesnt throw new light on what might have gone wrong during the agra summit of july 2001. Mar 24, 2016 picture shows former foreign minister of pakistan khurshid mahmud kasuri with former deputy prime minister l. Kasuris book neither a hawk,nor a dove to be launched. Mian khurshid mahmud kasuri belongs to one of the old political families.
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Mian khurshid kasuri in his book neither a hawk nor a. Kasuris memoir doesnt reveal much khurshid mahmud kasuris isnt a tellall book. Oct 12, 2015 hours before the launch of former pakistan foreign minister khurshid mahmud kasuri s book in mumbai today, organiser sudheendra kulkarni was attacked with black paint by activists of the shiv sena. Mar 10, 2020 from the rise of nationalism and indias place in the emerging world to the need to combat climate change, several subjects were discussed at the third edition of wions global summit held on. Shiv sena attacks kasuris book launch organizer samaa. Picture shows former foreign minister of pakistan khurshid mahmud kasuri with former deputy prime minister l. Neither a hawk nor a dove, the book by former pakistan foreign minister khurshid mahmud kasuri, which kulkarni eventually managed to get released in mumbai in the presence of the author.
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