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OverviewIn 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul M. McGarr (King's College London)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.670kg ISBN: 9781108843676ISBN 10: 1108843670 Pages: 358 Publication Date: 12 September 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Transfer of power: British intelligence and the end of empire in South Asia; 2. Silent partners: Britain, India, and early Cold War intelligence liaison; 3. India's Rasputin: V. K. Krishan Menon and the spectre of Indian communism; 4. Quiet Americans: the CIA and the onset of the Cold War in South Asia; 5. Confronting China: the Sino-Indian War and collaborative covert action; 6. Peddling propaganda: The Information Research Department and India; 7. From Russia with love: dissidents and defectors in Cold War India; 8. The foreign hand: Indira Gandhi and the politics of intelligence; 9. Battle of the books: Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Seymour Hersh, and India's CIA 'agents'; 10. Indian intelligence and the end of the Cold War; Conclusion.Reviews'Spying in South Asia is a major contribution to the international history of the twentieth century. The scale of the research is awe-inspiring, the arguments are compelling and the narrative is gripping. This is a masterly piece of work.' Richard J. Aldrich, University of Warwick 'This eye-opening book is an exceptional contribution to the international history of South Asia, and to the field of intelligence studies. As well as lifting the lid on the work of the Western intelligence agencies in India during the Cold War using meticulous and groundbreaking documentary research, McGarr illuminates in elegant prose the cultural and political ramifications of their clandestine interventions.' Matthew Jones, London School of Economics and Political Science 'An absolutely riveting account that charts the activities of British and American intelligence in post-colonial India. Full of anecdotes and analytical insights, McGarr highlights the crucial importance of the Global South and of non-aligned states in the great espionage game after the Second World War.' Michael S. Goodman, King's College London 'Spying in South Asia is a significant contribution that foregrounds intelligence histories against the backdrop of the many cold wars that unfolded in the subcontinent. It is a must-read!' Jayita Sarkar, University of Glasgow, author of Ploughshares and Swords Author InformationPaul M. McGarr is Lecturer in Intelligence Studies at King's College London and author of The Cold War in South Asia, 1945–1965. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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