*NEW DELHI. *Former chief of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI AsadDurrani today missed an event in New Delhi, where a book he co-authoredwith a former RAW chief was released, as he did not get an Indian visa.

The book ‘The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace’, whichDurrani co-authored with former RAW chief A S Dulat and journalist AdityaSinha, was released jointly by former prime minister Manmohan Singh, formervice president Hamid Ansari, former Union minister Yashwant Sinha and a fewothers in the event organised in Delhi.

“At the end, a very special thank to the Indian deep state. By denying methe visa, they have saved me from the wrath of our hawks. They will behappy to know that I have not yet been cleared by the South Block (whichhouses India’s PMO and Ministries of Defence and External Affairs),” hesaid in a pre-recorded video message played in the event.

The book has been styled as a conversation between two spymasters covers awide range of subjects including NSA Ajit Doval’s way of functioning, theKashmir issue and several thorny issues between India and Pakistanincluding Kulbhushan Jadhav, Balochistan.