South Asia Investor Review

Shuja Nawaz's "The Battle For Pakistan: The Bitter Friendship and a Tough Neighborhood" looks at key events of the last decade that have characterized US-Pakistan ties and civil-military relations in Pakistan.  One of the biggest developments in the period covered by Shuja Nawaz's book is the rise of  Narendra Modi and the Hindu Nationalists  in India. His book is a well-written treatise but it is strangely silent on the implications of this  major development  for South Asia region and the world. Author Shuja Nawaz US Raid in Abbottabad: On May 2, 2011, US commandos raided a house in Pakistani city of  Abbottabad  and killed Al Qaida leader  Osama Bin Laden . There are many stories about who led the Americans to Bin Laden's hideout. The story that Shuja Nawaz appears to confirm is the one about ex Pakistani spy Lt Col Iqbal Saeed Khan walking into the US Embassy in Islamabad to tell the CIA station chief the exact location of Bin Laden. ...