"On the heels of his masterly account of the growth of Pakistan as a nuclear weapons state, Eating Grass, Feroz Khan turns to explaining the strategic imbalance in South Asia that feeds the unending hostility between India and Pakistan. In this compact and compelling analysis, he illustrates the historical and militaristic thinking on both sides that feeds enmity while hobbling the ability of both countries to achieve internal and external peace and development. Khan’s cogent new book should be seen as a warning that armed conflict or use of terrorist proxies will not solve the problems facing the teeming millions in South Asia—they will only exacerbate them." —Shuja Nawaz, Distinguished Fellow, South Asia Center, Atlantic Council
"It didn’t have to be this way—two nuclear armed neighbors constantly at each other’s throats, drifting from one crisis to another, barely speaking, locked in perpetual struggle. Yet India and Pakistan share so much in common, including shared history, geography, and culture. What happened? Feroz Khan captures the deeply tragic nature of India-Pakistan relations that lead them on such different paths, one a chaotic democracy on the road to becoming a global power, the other a society still struggling to find its place in the sun. This book explains how South Asia arrived at its current circumstances, and how a better future might be possible." —Zachary S. Davis, Senior Fellow, Center for Global Security Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and Research Professor, Department of Defense Analysis, Naval Postgraduate School
"A must read from Feroz Khan on the continuing simmering security dangers in South Asia and their impact on the rest of the world. Khan lays out a sensible path toward a ‘good’ future but then laments that a ‘bad’ or ‘ugly’ future is more likely given the breakdown in India-Pakistan relations." —Siegfried S. Hecker, Professor and Senior Fellow, CISAC and FSI, Stanford University
"Subcontinent Adrift provides a comprehensive account of the India-Pakistan competition after 75 years of independence, three bloody wars, and numerous near-miss nuclear crises. Professor Feroz Hassan Khan, former Brigadier in the Pakistani Army and Director in Pakistan’s Strategic Plans Division, gives us a vivid account of the region's tragic history, the domestic and international roots of rivalry, a spiraling nuclear arms race, and the many failed bids for peace and normalization. He offers a compassionate and lucid analysis of South Asia’s past and present and valuable insights into South Asia’s possible futures, ranging from the reassuring to the outright terrifying.” —Peter Lavoy, former Senior Director for South Asia, National Security Council
