Welcome new revelation which may explode in the face of Gandhi family. It will be interesting to read inside story coming from Mr. Singh, as everybody believes Gandhi family was sole beneficiary of all the defence and other scams

Natwar Singh is going to uncork the bottle which will plague the Congi. It is surprising that likes of Jagdish Tytler accused in 1984 Sikh massacre could be protected by Congi and a loyalist like Natwar was neglected! He being a veteran will definitely hit back with full force and Congi is going to go down further!

Misdeeds and mistakes could happen in the ruling by any govt/party. But it is unfortunate and condemnable that bureaucrats and ministers utilising such trivial misdeeds or mistakes to create fantasy or sensationalissm. When Mr. Sanjay Baru became an unfavourable to the PM, he left. In Mr. Natwar Singh's case, he was caught in an international scan and he was forced to resign. Had they got any sense of responsibility and commitment to the fellow human being, they would have disclosed the truth of the matter when they were in power rather than creating fantasy after a decade or so! This is nothing but a shameful act and it deserves to be condemned by one and all.

It has become a fashion for the retired IAS officers and ministers to write books exposing the mis-deeds of the govts. under which they served. It surprises me why the did not have the guts to point out while in service. Yes, they do not want to lose their posts, salary and perks.

Natwar's Book will ofcourse focus on the technical issues. Something which might not be elaborated in the public but will focus on the realities confronting new Delhi in accepting the Nuclear deal. India's relations with the United states has suffered due to the Nuclear deal aggravated with the Arms supply with Belgium and France.

Should be sour grapes....nothing more...

I do not know why most of the commentators are shooting the messenger. Be that as it may, the book is likely to reveal many factual stories hidden from public domain. Public has very right to know about the state of affairs regarding the governance of the country. It is well known that in India every thing related to congress party and its supreme leaders are kept secret. That is why we still do not know what has happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. We do not know actual story behind India China war. In almost all democratic country there is statue of limitation about time for revealing state documents, but not India. We need more revelations from top bureaucrats as well as administrators to keep the politicians in check. Otherwise State will be identified with the leader. Recall the famous saying by Debkanta Barhua, congress president about Indira Gandhi " Indira is India". We should not allow that to happen any more. we need more transparency from our policy makers.

Now Arnab Goswami will make this book sell like a hot cake with his tirade against the Congress party.

This is a pretty much time honored tradition in western democracy where former cabinet members write their memoirs which sometimes can be embarrassing for the former master. Case in point is US Defense Secretary Robert Gates thoughts about President Obama which can be construed as embarrassing for the president. People are matured enough to take them in the strides but it looks like Congress is too scared of damaging revelations from Natwar Singh's book. Even when Mr. Singh is not exactly a paragon of virtue, Congress need not worry if it honest and guilt-free of the actions of its president. OTH, if Congress president has something to hide from public then admittedly the party should be scared.

After Sanjay Baru's The Accidental Prime Minister, the subject, in my opinion, had become stale to attract readers for Natwar Singh's book. It reminds me of a Kannada saying : Huliyannu nodi nari bare haakikondantae which means that the fox, seeing the stripes on the tiger, got itself branded all over. Even if the contents of the Natwar book are different and had already been readied, it is hitting the stands close on the heels of Baru's disinteresting people.

All autobiographies are justification of author `s deed and misdeed.Why people are very eager to write their autobiographies?They want to tell to world their importance, want to become immortal .Show readers how they are wise enough compare to others.After all writing is unconscious autobiography.What may man write he want to impress to reader self justification.so in the end all autobiographies are false,,spurious

@Suhasini Haidar, seems rocking at The Hindu. I can see the eagerness, freshness and liveliness in her writing.

Sensationalizing events after they have had their effect - bad or good - is only to feed fodder to the mews manufacturers mill. If Natwar Singh did not do in real time, when things were happening before his own eyes, what was good for the people he deserves contempt and zero publicity.

I am not sure why every one is talking negative about Mr.Singh. Let it come out to tell some truths. The US report is prepped to implicate lot of people to garner support for them and not to do any favor to India. You are all aware of the war in Iraq. Its fabricated lies all along and killed a peaceful nation in the name of demoracy and looted Iraqis wealth and left them to kill themselves...see whats happening now. And the same is going to repeat in Afghanistan too..Dont ever trust US lobby. Everything is for themselves only and not to help any one. One can understand this if one follows the international political make up.

Sad to see the people who lived on the mercy of a party are now against it. Natwar Singh kind of people are good for nothing. It is sad to see that the country has not progressed only due to people like Natwar Singh who were in governance for their entire life, lived like parasite and are now spitting around dirtying the surroundings.

Mr. Natwar Singh, “Et.tu”? It has become trendy of late (in India) to write the books about your past and the exquisite life you had spent and that they are scraping more in. I am deeply dismayed by the likes of Mr. Natwar Singh writing the books, when they actually could have done something about it when they were in power and be more relevant, right? Why now? We call it double dipping! Nah, I will not waste my money buying his gossips. An esteemed newspaper like Hindu (that I read day in and out!) should not be a vehicle for shenanigans especially an egregious act of Mr. Natwar Singh irrespective of whether we like Congress party are not.

It will definitely be interesting to read the book by a person who was removed from a corrupt party government on corruption charges.

Sanjay Baru has dedicated his book The Accidental Prime Minister to the memory of H.Y.Sharada Prasad whom he called his mentor. The legendary Sharada Prasad who was Indira Gandhi's information adviser for 16 long years refused to write a book about his job and boss on the ground: 'I do not know everything that happened in the PMO. Not only do I not know all sides of the truth, I do not even know how many sides the truth has.' In contrast Baru was there with PMO only for 4 years and has yet the audacity, in the words of Sharada Prasad, to 'project himself and playing the justifier of God's ways to man or man's ways to other men' not only by writing his memoirs but publishing it at the most inopportune time just to reap commercial benefits. Only an opportunist and a hypocrite of Baru's ilk could call some one as his mentor and yet conveniently bypass his sane advice. Another ungrateful sole is luring in the literary world with his book to pass half truths.

He made a living because of Congress, he made a living out of the Gandhi's now he is trying to make a living out of the people of India by selling his shameless story.

Will Natwar Singh reveal any facts against himself or his misdemenours? No doubt he will cast himself on a pedestal and cast the blame on others.

A corrupt person's narration of corruptipn around him !!? No Sirree..... !! Not me. He was very much part of the well oiled congress machinery of corruption, along with his son. Now the former diplomat wants to make more money through his book.

Natwar Singh's consciens wakes up only when the tide turns against them. Till then he and his son were part of the well oiled congress machinery of corruption. What can such a man's book reveal that the nation already doesn't know?!! Now the former diplomat is out to make more quick money through his book. He could have lived a more honourable life after his diplomatic career .......... and then could have written a good memoir of some value. A corrupt persons narration of corruption around him !!? No Sirree...... not me!!

Credibility of Sanjay Baru, Natwar Singh are no greater than Congress Party. These two individuals have enjoyed as long as they could inside, now they want "explode". What shame, what pity India has this kind of people, who "expose" as soon they are kicked out of favour.

Mr. Shyamaprasad, the US---India nuclear deal is mostly for our benefit only .It brought the end of 33 years of world nations boycott of nuclear technology transfer, uranium supply etc. So far Russia and France have got commercial orders from us,USA is yet to get it. Today Kudankulam nuclear station generates 1000MW power. In the coming years we will have more nuclear power stations, so that we will be able to solve our power shotage problem.

Gygantic problems this country is facing; are the gifts of Congress & that Nehru-gandhi family.It will take many many years to bring some wrongs to right path,& in some cases it is not possible.Article-370,a portion occupied by China,a portion by Pakistan,existance of ill feeling among Hindu & Muslims,illegal migration etc,etc.This election is historic in the sense that it may restore some of our country's lost goodwill during last years.

With this , the Congress will be completely crusified and nailed.

I doesn't know what exactly is in this autobiography. Perhaps I understood that it has some serious issues related to the governance of UPA. Also, I understood that this autobiography points the inability of the governance of UPA. Okay, let us consider that on a certain ground the UPA governance was in-able and on the very same ground all those people who raise these issue in their autobiography are also very much in-able. Why they didn't raise such concerns in real time. Why raising such issue after every thing is buried. This is just for their own satisfaction to do a autobiography. On the other, weighing the good and bad things of such autobiography(s), I feel that these autobiographies are not doing any good. They are simply waste of resources (print media, time, money, etc.).

I feel that such comments have come from the people who remained very close to Gandhi family and were holding important positions and status.They have closely watched the role of government under the undue influence of Gandhi parivar.They have opted the back route and instead of enjoying the power with responsibility , they preferred to rule without responsibility. Earlier Sonia ji preferred to work as defect PM without responsibilities and even now Rahual did not preferred to be the leader of his party in Lok Sabha though he was very keen to become PM if their party had come to power which is again a million dollor question as to what has in that situation.no on knows.

So there are many approvers in our country. Also people have no better thing to do than talking about these people. We make many people big.

It is biting the hand that fed you. He is no white swan. He enjoyed the all the spoils of the posts he held. Now wants tell something which is any way stale and stinky.

Nothing new. Dog always bark when you hit them. I am not a Congress man but do not like the way things are going on. Will Congress loose anything? I don't think. But surely Natwar Singh will prove that he is Natwar Lal.

A proud, farseeing diplomat and a member of Congress party with very high values unlike some others. If he helped Saddam's Iraq, he was repaying the favor that Indra Ganhi's India once owed to Saddam Hussein. A time when foreign exchange was very scarce in India and oil was life saver commodity, a short letter from Indra Gandhi did the magic. Saddam ordered unlimited supplies of crude on credit with no strings attached. Sowhy do Mr Netwar Singh's critics forget this part of the story. He I a proud and honorable Indian unlike some of his contemporaries in the Congress.

On principle, I do not give full credence to such books of persons who have been in Govt or c;lose to it. It will be difficult for such persons to be really objective and it will be difficult to prove whether what they write is the whole truth or just their own projections. All our politicians irrespective of their party can become good targets for anyone to write a book of their own assessments! Wriitngs based on looking through the keyholes can sell but ......

Will it be last nail in the coffin? Anyway how many can afford such books and buy them to read leisurely? For the upper echleons of society much of what he says may already be known. B. Ganga Raju Hyderabad

One by one,skeletons are coming out of the cupboard.Slowly but surely all inside the cupboard will tumble out exposing the deeds of the sickular party not that it is going to affect the rhinoceros skinned leaders and workers of the party. They have gone beyond redemption.

NATWAR SINGH is an ex Oxford don, hails from house of Bharatpur,is related to house of Patiala, a scholar , and doyen of diplomats India had. His is a unique personality, having uninterruptedly observed Indian polity, economy, and foreigners view of India since 1947. As regards, Volcker report it is predicated to American design to discredit and destroy Saddam Hussain and Iraq, what they have done to it. Americans spawned ISIS threatening existence of Iraq notwithstanding its 7000 year old history and it being cradle of human civilisation. Volcker report was used as handle by Sonia Manmohan combine to ease out Natwar Singh who was intellectually much superior to them and was no pushover. His new book would interest all right thinking Indians, for getting a view of Natwar's assessment of India its polity and morr importantly how world view of India had changed since independence. I for one eagerly await his book.

Let us hope the Natwar Singh does not suffer from sudden health ailment or road accident as those are the normal methods used to 'silence' critics.

There is nothing much to rock as far as Congress is concerned! But even if there is, who is going to bother about the tales of a man who had to go out so unceremoniously? People enjoy their positions and speak well of you as long as you keep them in their positions and pamper them. The moment you push them out, they start telling tales.

Arnab Goswami, Sardesai and Karan Thapar are rearing to go! -)

With this book the congress is going to be embarrassed further and many take years to recover.At least not in the near future. They are in for yet another round of shock in the assembly elections which is round the corner.

I am unable to understand why the people like Natwar, Baru and Parakh remained silent for years and wrote only when circumstances are favorable to them. The waiting for opportunity in my opinion raises question mark for their credibility.

He sounds like a "Man Of Honor".

Suhashini Haider...that is a great teaser about the great reveal about to happen. Cannot wait for it to hit the stands. The timing is absolutely perfect..we are seeing a regime change, a paradigm shift in Foreign policy and the end of stalemates in every area. One man sacrificed by his Party for deeds involving a War that was not his making!!!

Now season to reveal, MR. singh is set to come out of his own revelations, surely it would rock the nation for a while, then dusts would settle in the ground. The indications in the report is serious .Quote, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice mentions his contribution to the negotiations in Washington in her autobiography, saying that it would have been impossible to conclude the deal without Mr. Singh. At one point in her book, No Higher Honor, Ms. Rice describes how Dr. Manmohan Singh had decided against the nuclear agreement, but she and Mr. Singh hadn’t given up. “Natwar was adamant. He wanted the deal, but the Prime Minister wasn’t sure he could sell it in New Delhi. We pushed as far as we could toward agreement,” she described unquote. Please mark the word"PUSH'. USA had to push the deal , for whose interest? India's, certainly not It was for commercial interests of USA.

Natwar Singh as usual knows how to boost the sale of his books nd keep him in the lime light.There is no need for his support to put Congress on the spot, as it had already gone down deep by its own commissions and omissions by their Nehru legacy custodians -Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka.

Natwar singh as foreign affairs minister had shown his nature by being adanant to wrapp out the indo-us nuke deal successfully.but sonia gandhi led upa has awarded him & gestured him to be away from party.

Before Zeroing on Natwar Singh, he was removed from his position on complaints from United Nations and United States on Iraq issues, his son is as corrupt as him, Rajiv personally discussed Natwar Singh and was tired of him.

All these people want is publicity and money!

The only way to find the truth about all wrong doings by congress party, which ruled the country for almost six decades, is all the living babus / ministers do come forward boldly and write the facts, will be best of their service to the nation.

Sore grapes. One cannot take anything Mr Natwar Singh says at face value. He has been tainted by a scam. His timing of the release of the book needs to be examined. My enemy's enemy is my friends - Mr Singh's mantra. He wants to cuddle up to the BJP Party in the hope of atleast getting a Governorship. I am no lover of the Gandhi famliy, but people like Mr Singh as 'close confidants', the family's slide is guaranteed.

The Congress party's corrupt and criminal activities, the use of state machinery against opponents, cover up of crimes, alleged fake encounters to accuse opponents, impunity to their friends and party men and collaborate to the genocide and war crimes. It is time for the BJP under brave and honest leader Modi, should review all ill activities, wrongdoing and other inhuman behaviours must be reviewed or ordered for retrial in order to deliver fair justice, deliver justice to the victims and to punish the perpetrators. New appointments in 2014 should be cancelled, order for review or retrial of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, collaboration to the Sri lankan regime against the Tamils and fake encounters require fresh review and trials in the best interest of judiciary.

There is no lack of betrayers in any party. Once they ditch the party, or were shown the door, they would make use of whatever information materials gathered during the tenure to portray themselves as paragon of virtues and throw slur on the organization or others with whom they had any reservation. What revelation? Why they were so dormant so far? They are all most dishonest plagiarists. All that the media require some fodder for churning out stories to embarrass the powerless. Nothing else.