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Inside Narasimha Rao's PMO

Many books have been written on P V Narasimha Rao, but the latest one is unique because of the author's proximity to the PM

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India’s Tipping Point: The View from 7 Race Course Road

Aditi Phadnis
India’s Tipping Point: The View from 7 Race Course Road
Author: S Narendra
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages: 210
Price: Rs 699

It could have happened to anyone, but the incident makes the book.

In 1995, Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao was to make a statement about the autonomy of Jammu & Kashmir ahead of elections in the state. There was no enthusiasm in his cabinet for the proposal but Rao was determined to go ahead, after holding extended talks with Farooq Abdullah. The question was the logistics of the announcement: He was to go to New York for the UN General Assembly via Burkina

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