Vice President Hamid Ansari today released a book which is a collection of thoughts and ideas of 33 Indian diplomats during their years in foreign service.
'India and the World - Through the eyes of Indian Diplomats' has been edited by diplomat Surendra Kumar-founded Indo-American Friendship Association in 2010.
"The book has been very rightly described as a bouquet of 33 Flowers as it is a fair description of experiences of 33 distinguished diplomats and what has happened over the years since the foreign service began," the Vice President said.
Commending the editor of the book, he hoped it will be read by young entrants in this service and the public at large.
The work representing three generations, those who joined in 1950s, 1960s and in 1970s.
"All in all, it is a healthy cocktail of reflections and reminiscences, hardnosed analysis and dispassionate interpretation and, of course, some crystal ball-gazing," Kumar said.
Stating that India does not have a diplomatic history, former Foreign Secretary M K Rasgotra felt the book will go a long way in "creating" such a history through the rich contributions made by the diplomats.
