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An absorbing, authentic and definitive account, by a former prime minister, of crucial events that had a significant impact on the nation’s destiny after independence. I K Gujral has penned his life story in a forthright and candid manner. He entered the political fray as a freedom fighter in the British era, and after the tumultuous events that rocked the Indian subcontinent in the wake of the partition in August 1947, crossed over from Pakistan to India, ...
I.K. Gujral has been very closely associated with India's Foreign Policy. The guidelines that he envisioned as imperative towards forging and maintaining cordial relations with neighouring countries are referred to as the Gujral Doctrine. This book documents his tenure as Foreign Minister (1989-90) and Prime Minister (1997-98). An attempt has been made to cull critical elements from a selection of speeches made during these two tenures, which were responsible for ...