March 8, 1975 was the leader of the Indian delegation throughout the critical phases of the negotiation, In this book, he discusses the preparation background, the events leading to the Indo-Pak Agreement of May 4, 1948, the eruption of the dispute thereafter, the visit in 1951 of David E Lilienthal, former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority , and the mediation of the World Bank culminating in the Indus Waters Treaty, I960. This is a detailed account of the evolution and resolution of the dispute, much of the material being published for the first time. The work deserves to be widely read.
