Retired diplomat and man of the world Iqbal Akhund, having previously written about his diplomatic career, recalls in this volume personal reminiscences of his ninety plus years: young days under the Raj, the conversion of his grandparents, the why and wherefore of Partition, as well as thoughts on current issues.
Retired diplomat and man of the world Iqbal Akhund, having previously written about his diplomatic career, recalls in this volume personal reminiscences of his ninety plus years: young days under the Raj, the conversion of his grandparents, the why and wherefore of Partition, as well as thoughts on current issues.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Iqbal Akhund is a Pakistani diplomat of the pioneer generation who entered the Foreign Service on passing the first competitive examination held after Partition. In his thirtyfive years of service, he served as Ambassador in Cairo, Belgrade, and Paris, and was Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. He presided over the UN Security Council (1976) and was Chairman of the UN Economic and Social Council as well as of the developing countries' Group of 77. In 1979, he was appointed the Secretary General's special representative in Lebanon. On return to Pakistan in 1987, he joined Benazir Bhutto's first government as adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs. In retirement now, Akhund divides his time equally between Karachi and France. His other publications include Memoirs of a Bystander, about his diplomatic career and Trial and Error, an account of the return of democratic government under Benazir Bhutto.
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Acknowledgements List of Photographs Preface 1. 'The past disappeared in one stroke â' 2. 'Where are such men â?' 3. Time, like a dark wind â 4. 'Wa raqs mi kunad â' 5. A forgotten page 6. A journey of which I knew not the destination 7. Reshmi Rumaal 8. Purdah 9. Emancipation 10. Westernization 11. Paris of the East 12. Leftovers 13. Solitary, not lonely â 14. Homebodies 15. Tiffin carriers and holdalls 16. East is East and West is West 17. Showpang 18. The demon drink 19. School 20. Joe, Jim, Jam 21. Two Nations 22. Pakistan ka matlab kya 23. Urdish/Hindlish 24. Feudal interlude 25. Veracity, loyalty, modesty 26. When France was France 27. And yet â 28. Sole superpower 29. Latvia 30. Law of the jungle 31. Unusual encounters Coda
Acknowledgements List of Photographs Preface 1. 'The past disappeared in one stroke â' 2. 'Where are such men â?' 3. Time, like a dark wind â 4. 'Wa raqs mi kunad â' 5. A forgotten page 6. A journey of which I knew not the destination 7. Reshmi Rumaal 8. Purdah 9. Emancipation 10. Westernization 11. Paris of the East 12. Leftovers 13. Solitary, not lonely â 14. Homebodies 15. Tiffin carriers and holdalls 16. East is East and West is West 17. Showpang 18. The demon drink 19. School 20. Joe, Jim, Jam 21. Two Nations 22. Pakistan ka matlab kya 23. Urdish/Hindlish 24. Feudal interlude 25. Veracity, loyalty, modesty 26. When France was France 27. And yet â 28. Sole superpower 29. Latvia 30. Law of the jungle 31. Unusual encounters Coda
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