Spying in South Asia : Britain, the United States, and India's Secret Cold War / Paul M. McGarr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGarr, Paul M., 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Espionage--India--History--20th century.

Espionage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 348 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

In this first comprehensive history of India's secret Cold War, Paul McGarr tells the story of Indian politicians, human rights activists, and journalists as they fought against or collaborated with members of the British and US intelligence services. The interventions of these agents have had a significant and enduring impact on the political and social fabric of South Asia. The spectre of a 'foreign hand', or external intelligence activity, real and imagined, has occupied a prominent place in India's political discourse, journalism, and cultural production. Spying in South Asia probes the nexus between intelligence and statecraft in South Asia and the relationships between agencies and governments forged to promote democracy. McGarr asks why, in contrast to Western assumptions about surveillance, South Asians associate intelligence with covert action, grand conspiracy, and justifications for repression? In doing so, he uncovers a fifty-year battle for hearts and minds in the Indian subcontinent

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Sep 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108911566

1108911560

9781108912068

1108912060

9781108919630

1108919634