ISLAMABAD – Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt General AsadDurrani is unlikely to attend the launch of his book “The Spy Chronicles:RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace” that he has co-authored with formerResearch and Analysis Wing (RAW) chief AS Dulat along with Indianjournalist Aditya Sinha in New Delhi later this week, as the Indiangovernment has not issued him a visa for New Delhi so far.
In the book, the former Indian spymaster has asked his government to extendan invitation to Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa so thatdialogue process between the countries could be restarted.
Both authors described the people-to-people contact between both countriesas a “low hanging fruit” that could be used to resume cricket ties as well.
Durrani said, “The agreement to have a joint anti-terror mechanism wouldhave been a great achievement for both. Alas, that was not to be.”
Speaking about India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, the former ISIchief says in the book, “The upshot is he is just doing what his boss wantsto be done, maybe more muscularly and more vocally.”
Dulat, however, said, “He toes Modi’s line, he also toed Mani Dixit’s lineand at one point-toed Narayanan’s line and he is convinced that Modi is thegreatest thing that has happened to India.”
Speaking about Kulbhushan Jadhav’s arrest, the former RAW chief reportedlysaid, “If it were a RAW operation and he was a RAW spy, then it was apretty sloppy operation.”