Abstract
Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary’s new book, titled Pakistan-India Relations: Fractured Past, Uncertain Future, provides a timely and comprehensively informed account of one of South Asia’s most enduring rivalries between two regional nuclear powers, Pakistan and India. Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary has dedicated almost four decades to the Foreign Service of Pakistan, culminating in his appointment as Foreign Secretary from 2013 to 2017. His distinguished career also includes serving as Ambassador of Pakistan to both the United States and the Netherlands, as well as holding the position of Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York. In addition, he has represented the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as its spokesperson.
Drawing upon decades of diplomatic experience, Chaudhary’s book unpacks the historical, political, and strategic factors that shape Pakistan India ties. His work traces the roots of Muslim-Hindu nationalism to the sixteenth century, leading to the partition of British India into Pakistan and India in 1947, and post-independence political developments climaxing in the most recent episodes of crisis and confrontation of 2025.