Magnificent Delusions - Pakistan, The United States and an Epic History of Misunderstanding (English, Hardcover, Husain Haqqani)
Magnificent Delusions - Pakistan, The United States and an Epic History of Misunderstanding (English, Hardcover, Husain Haqqani)
- Language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Penguin
- ISBN: 9781610394093, 1610394097
- Edition: 2013
- Pages: 416
Pakistan’s tryst with the United States of America is one that has always been masked with confusion. There has always been little clarity whether both existed as allies or enemies in their dealings with each other. Written by Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Magnificent Delusions deals with the relationship of the two nations from the eyes of a man who knew it best.
Summary of the Book
Haqqani reveals that the USA and Pakistan both had a contorted idea of what an alliance with each other meant. While the USA believed that backing the Pakistani Mujahideen led to Charlie Wilson’s war of Afghan liberation, what really ensued was General Zia-ul-Haq’s machiavellian tactics in play. John Foster Dulles, a US Secretary of State, believed that the British referred to the Pakistanis when they were in fact talking about Ghurkas in calling them the best fighters in the sub-continent. In contrast, Pakistani General Ayub Khan believed that once his men received American weapons, using them on India would not hinder relations with America.
About Husain Haqqani
Husain Haqqani is a former Pakistani Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2011.
Haqqani graduated from the University of Karachi and went on to a life in Journalism before his appointment as Ambassador.
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Understanding the Pakistani nerve and the three As that govern it - Army, Allah & America.
The only problem I see is the boo...
Hindol Roy
Certified Buyer, Kolkata
Jan, 2014
Truly Magnificent Delusions
A lot to learn. As a nation and as a people.
But the biggest lesson is that no amount of help or aid is enough unless you use it to educate & equip yourself to do without it.
A book that should make India and Indians feel proud and very good about their country and themselves.
Rajesh 'KOCHIE' Kochhar
Certified Buyer, Gurgaon
Dec, 2013
Magnificent Delusions - clarity in the fog
leonard Machado
Certified Buyer, Saharsa
Jan, 2014
A timely topic packed with a lot of insight.
The one very intriguing aspect I found in it was how the leaders of the the 1940s era knew the importance of AfPak area vis a vis the Soviets. Makes me wonder why the partition was coerced by the Brits in the 1940s; like as if they were positioning the chess pieces for the actual events a good half-century later.
Rakesh Sharma
Certified Buyer, Gurgaon
Dec, 2013
Insightful read - Recommended!
The common thread in the thinking of the Pakistani establishment over these 60+ years might not be very surprising for a well informed Indian reader: a self-fulfillin...
Nagarajan Ramachandran
Certified Buyer, Bangalore
Nov, 2013
Insightful! A must read.
Husain Haqqani has done a brilliant job at detailing the US - Pak relationship. Very insightful.
Magnificent Delusions, indeed!
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Nitin Srivastava
Certified Buyer, Ahmedabad
Nov, 2013
Very insightful and researched book
Jashanpreet Gill
Nov, 2014
could have been better
shivam shukla
Certified Buyer, Trivandrum
May, 2014
Slightly disappointed
Flipkart Customer
Certified Buyer, Kolkata
Jan, 2018
From the Horse's Mouth
Elango Periya Selvam M
Certified Buyer, Chennai
Apr, 2014
