The People Next Door

The Curious History of India's Relations with Pakistan

T. C. A. Raghavan

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English

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
21 February 2019

History; Asian history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; International relations

his book traces the seven decades of the India--Pakistan relationship since the bloody partition of the subcontinent in 1947. Events, anecdotes and personalities drive its narrative to illustrate the cocktail of hostility, nationalism and nostalgia that defines every facet of Indo–Pakistani relations. T. C. A. Raghavan illuminates the main events of this tumultuous dynamic through the eyes and words of key players and contemporary observers. He exposes how, in both countries, this shared past is seen through radically different prisms; how history keeps resurfacing, with unavoidable resonance, to this day.

The People Next Door digs beneath the obvious political, military and security issues, evoking other perspectives: divided families and unwavering friendships; peacemakers, war-mongers, and contrarian thinkers; intellectual and cultural associations; the footprint of Bollywood; cricket and literature--all are an intrinsic part of this most profoundly tangled of relationships.

By: T. C. A. Raghavan
Imprint: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781787380196
ISBN 10: 178738019X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 21 February 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

T. C. A. Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. He has a PhD in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi and is the author of Attendant Lords: Bairam Khan and Abdur Rahim,Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India.

Reviews for The People Next Door: The Curious History of India's Relations with Pakistan

'TCA Raghavan puts his experience as a diplomat and training as a historian to excellent use in offering a sensitive, rich, and accessible history of India's relations with Pakistan. An unavoidable text for anyone interested in making sense of modern South Asia.' -- Dr Avinash Paliwal, author of 'My Enemy's Enemy: India in Afghanistan from the Soviet Invasion to the US Withdrawal'