The pressure of events which decided the partition of the subcontinent was witnessed by the author. He also saw the greatest experiment in nation-building ever made. The author, of course, is widely traveled and well read scholar of international affairs. His deep understanding of the internal and external problems of India and Pakistan and his exhaustive examination of the Kashmir problem can be of great importance to the politician, students and scholars working on this still widely debated and hotly perused topic, especially on partition and the Kashmir issues. Hence a must-read book from an eye-witnessed and highly experienced scholar.