But which book?

In the aftermath of the Bhutto assasination, the Hindustan Times runs this article on her relationships with leaders in India, noting:

Leader of the Opposition LK Advani expressed a sense of personal loss and grief at PPP leader Benazir Bhutto’s assassination since she enjoyed close ties with his family and had common interests, besides their common Sindhi background.

In 2003, Benazir enjoyed a typical two-hour Sindhi lunch at Advani’s residence. He was then the deputy prime minister. The two leaders used to exchange books. In 2002, she sent a book by Robert D Kaplan as a gift, writing a note saying she thought of him when she saw the book. In June 2005, Advani lunched at the residence of Hakim Ali Zardari, Benazir’s father-in-law, in Karachi’s Old Clifton.

I have a feeling that Kaplan, who has written scathingly honest reports about the potential for anarchy in Pakistan’s future and who had few kind words for Bhutto, will be writing something on the Bhutto assasination shortly in either the Atlantic or the WSJ. We’ll of course post that with comments when we see it.

About Curzon

Lord George Nathaniel Curzon (1859 - 1925) entered the British House of Commons as a Conservative MP in 1886, where he served as undersecretary of India and Foreign Affairs. He was appointed Viceroy of India at the turn of the 20th century where he delineated the North West Frontier Province, ordered a military expedition to Tibet, and unsuccessfully tried to partition the province of Bengal during his six-year tenure. Curzon served as Leader of the House of Lords in Prime Minister Lloyd George's War Cabinet and became Foreign Secretary in January 1919, where his most famous act was the drawing of the Curzon Line between a new Polish state and Russia. His publications include Russia in Central Asia (1889) and Persia and the Persian Question (1892). In real life, "Curzon" is a US citizen from the East Coast who has been a financial analyst, freelance translator, and university professor; he is currently on assignment in Tokyo.
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One Response to But which book?

  1. Soob says:

    My money’s on Warrior Politics.