The Spy Chronicles

The Spy Chronicles (English, Hardcover, Dulat A. S.)

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    • Language: English
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
    • Genre: Political Science
    • ISBN: 9789352779253, 9352779258
    • Pages: 344
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    Pointing to the horizon where the sea and sky are joined, he says, 'It is only an illusion because they can't really meet, but isn't it beautiful, this union which isn't really there.' -- SAADAT HASAN MANTO Sometime in 2016, a series of dialogues took place which set out to find a meeting ground, even if only an illusion, between A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. One was a former chief of RAW, India's external intelligence agency, the other of ISI, its Pakistani counterpart. As they could not meet in their home countries, the conversations, guided by journalist Aditya Sinha, took place in cities like Istanbul, Bangkok and Kathmandu.On the table were subjects that have long haunted South Asia, flashpoints that take lives regularly. It was in all ways a deep dive into the politics of the subcontinent, as seen through the eyes of two spymasters. Among the subjects: Kashmir, and a missed opportunity for peace; Hafiz Saeed and 26/11; Kulbhushan Jadhav; surgical strikes; the deal for Osama bin Laden; how the US and Russia feature in the India-Pakistan relationship; and how terror undermines the two countries' attempts at talks.When the project was first mooted, General Durrani laughed and said nobody would believe it even if it was written as fiction. At a time of fraught relations, this unlikely dialogue between two former spy chiefs from opposite sides--a project that is the first of its kind--may well provide some answers.
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    Width
    • 20 mm
    Height
    • 230 mm
    Length
    • 150 mm
    Weight
    • 528 gr
    Book Details
    Title
    • The Spy Chronicles
    Imprint
    • Fourth Estate
    Product Form
    • Hardcover
    Publisher
    • HarperCollins Publishers India
    Source ISBN
    • 9789352779253
    Genre
    • Political Science
    ISBN13
    • 9789352779253
    Book Category
    • Social Science Books
    BISAC Subject Heading
    • POL000000
    Book Subcategory
    • Politics Books
    ISBN10
    • 9352779258
    Language
    • English
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    • Amarjit Singh Dulat is a former head of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's external intelligence agency. After retirement, he was appointed adviser on Kashmir in the Prime Minister's Office and served there from January 2001 to May 2004. During this time, he accumulated a vast reservoir of goodwill with Kashmiris of all shades. As Jane's Intelligence Digest put it in 2001, ‘Well known for his social skills, Dulat preferred dialogue to clandestine maneouvres.' In his heyday, Dulat was referred to as ‘Mr Kashmir'. Dulat was born in Sialkot, Punjab, in December 1940. After India's partition, his father Justice Shamsher Singh Dulat relocated his family to Delhi. After schooling in Delhi, Simla and Chandigarh, Dulat joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1965, and then the Intelligence Bureau (IB) in 1969, where he served for almost thirty years. At the IB he headed the Kashmir Group during the turbulent 1990s till he joined and headed the R&AW. He is the author of Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years (2015; co-authored with Aditya Sinha), The Spy Chronicles: R&AW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace (2018; co-authored with Lieutenant General Asad Durrani and Aditya Sinha) and A Life in the Shadows (2022).
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    4

    Good quality product

    nice book
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    Kiran Raj

    Certified Buyer, Thiruvananthapuram

    May, 2018

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    5

    Highly recommended

    nice
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    UTSA Das

    Certified Buyer, Sonatikiri

    May, 2018

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    5

    Mind-blowing purchase

    I got this book today and After completing my regular routine I started reading this book it is like a question answer series beautifully done by Aditya Sinha.Awesomely created and if anyone like to know about the working and the relation between the ISI and RAW and the cultural similarities between Pak and Ind should read this book.This is really amazing both the chaps and their lifestyle after leavig the job.
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    Anindo Kumar

    Certified Buyer, Purnia

    Jan, 2019

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    Warning: Only Scratches the Surface

    This book gives an account of certain things that the ISI and RAW have done and how good they are. What these guys is say is already out in Public. Gives account of kashmir situation and how we can deal with peace etc. India vs Pakistan.
    Most times both sides wont admit a lot of things as thats how the network works anyway.
    There is a book called Kashmir: The vajpayee years written by Mr. A.S Dulat. Might want to read that before reading this to understand a lot of terms.
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    1-Gives some ...
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    Rohit Ramanathan

    Certified Buyer, Trivandrum

    May, 2020

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    5

    Wonderful

    Got this book during diwali sale in just rs 159. The book is in great condition and the delivery was also very fast.
    Recommend to the readers who are highly interested in political history.
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    Abesh Das

    Certified Buyer, Gunupur

    Oct, 2019

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    5

    Brilliant

    The book is really a creation worth remembering.It is revising history of Kashmir with the Interpol and RA&W interference.ISI is somewhat competing with RAW but has failed in kashmir analysis.Osama bin laden's death phenomenon is revised with Dr.Afridi's name in focuse.All these things are somehow confidential but still publicised,this is worth a daring thing.
    This will encourage youngsters to join RAW and analysing the terrorism in candid way.
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    Aniket Wakale

    Certified Buyer, Dhule

    Jul, 2018

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    5

    Must buy!

    All hope is not lost, great book, while reading you will never boure, it's a good combination of countroversies,facts and fiction. Must read if you interested in INDO-PAK relationship. Secret of two beloved Nation.
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    kapil martolia

    Certified Buyer, Gurdaspur

    Aug, 2020

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    5

    Wonderful

    must read for contemporary and historical involvement of raw and isi
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    Yogesh Gupta

    Certified Buyer, Panipat

    Jun, 2018

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    5

    Terrific purchase

    Great
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    Flipkart Customer

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    Jun, 2018

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    5

    Awesome

    Good read. Perspectives of former RAW and ISI cheives on indo pak issues.
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    Hari Menon

    Certified Buyer, Ernakulam

    Jun, 2018

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