The great game in Afghanistan : Rajiv Gandhi, General Zia and the unending war
Material type: TextPublication details: Noida Harper Collins 2017Description: xxvii, 300pISBN: 9789352644391Subject(s): Diplomatic relations Afghanistan Politics and government Rajiv gandhi Zia-ul-Haq, MohammadDDC classification: 320.9581 Summary: At the height of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, a complex multinational diplomacy had proposed setting up a coalition government in Kabul as a solution to the 'Afghan problem'. Even as all sides worked on the coalition, the US took steps that India considered a 'stab in the back'. With the help of the official papers collected by US ambassador John Gunther Dean and conversations with Ronen Sen, Rajiv Gandhi's diplomatic aide during those crucial years, the author recreates the falling apart of the India-US cooperation and the catastrophic effect it had on South Asian history.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes index.
At the height of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, a complex multinational diplomacy had proposed setting up a coalition government in Kabul as a solution to the 'Afghan problem'. Even as all sides worked on the coalition, the US took steps that India considered a 'stab in the back'.
With the help of the official papers collected by US ambassador John Gunther Dean and conversations with Ronen Sen, Rajiv Gandhi's diplomatic aide during those crucial years, the author recreates the falling apart of the India-US cooperation and the catastrophic effect it had on South Asian history.
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