In April 2017, according to his book, Lambah was asked to go to Pakistan and meet then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif but that plan was dropped as businessman Sajjan Jindal made a solo trip to Pakistan, without the former envoy’s knowledge.
Although the contents of Lambah's records of Track II discussions with Pakistan have not been revealed to the public, their value can be assessed by what our 'adversaries' have said about Lambah.
Wherever he was posted, whatever his role, Lambah's initiatives changed lives. His achievements after retirement from the IFS outmatch those during his career in it.