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The Puppeteer
A little while after the Kargil debacle, the President of Pakistan, in an unprecedented move declares that he is willing to resolve the Kashmir Issue with New Delhi; recognize the Line of Control as sacrosanct treat it the international boundary between the two nations and comb out the non-state actors. This windfall is hailed by the Indians obviously, and the different International Agencies. Amidst the mixed reaction among Pakistanis across different levels, there is an extremely unhappy man. He is Aamir Ben Kalish, empire builder and king maker one of the most powerful businessmen of Pakistan. He delegates a small trio of his trusted aides to intervene before the treaty is signed to silence the President Permanently. From the dusty quarters of Lahore to the hot and humid lanes of Calcutta, the story sprints to deliver to the President his gift for forgetting Pakistan's geo-strategic imperative, for being the unnecessary cavalier. The bomb, the bomber, his handlers none of them can be traced; for none of them officially exist.
256 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2013
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September 18, 2014
A nice read about Indo-Pak geopolitics, this book take an entirely different scenario of Pakistan agreeing on a permanent solution of the Kashmir issue and the complexities and challenges that follow. The only problem with this book is that it was not written for serious readers and was just written by the author for his American friends. There are some absurdities in the plot, especially in the first part, which restricts this book from becoming a true geopolitical thriller. The biggest absurdity is the motive of Ben Kalish to kill the Pakistani President. The dialogues between the characters also have a typical American touch.
But the second and third parts of the book are quite pacy and realistic. The ending of the book is mind blowing and somewhat compensates for the weak first part. The way Ben Kalish is shown to have manipulated things all along is superb.
All in all, a good one time read.
But the second and third parts of the book are quite pacy and realistic. The ending of the book is mind blowing and somewhat compensates for the weak first part. The way Ben Kalish is shown to have manipulated things all along is superb.
All in all, a good one time read.
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