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Raw : A History Of India's Covert Operations

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But it took almost four years for the agency to recuperate from the deep wounds inflicted by Morarji Desai and, subsequently, by his former comrade Chaudhary Charan Singh. — location: 90 ^ref-21361

If we took stock of the vins2 losses of each Prime minister the facts would shope a healthy debate.

An officer code-named Rehman requested the top boss to acknowledge the sacrifice of the operatives who never returned. A message was sent to Brajesh Mishra, then national security advisor and principal secretary to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Mishra opposed the proposal. Nevertheless, the message was conveyed to Vajpayee. In a closed conference room at 7 Race Course Road, the prime minister’s official residence, the names of eighteen R&AW officers were read aloud, along with details of their gallant performances on the Kargil battlefields. For the first time in the history of the R&AW, special medals were presented to these warriors in the shadows. Vajpayee shook hands with top R&AW officers and expressed his deep gratitude for the supreme sacrifice made by these unsung heroes. — location: 149 ^ref-18428

Unsung Greatness of Mo. vajpayee.

fifteen million metres of cloth. — location: 185 ^ref-46606

what an interesting wnt of measure How much round that be in today's money?

Kuwait General Wasiuddin appears to be involved in the coup. — location: 191 ^ref-25963

Bangladesh Coup

Brigadier Rauf formerly the Director of Forces Intelligence, — location: 193 ^ref-33232

Bangladesh Coup

the real brain behind [it] was Pakistan and the CIA. Due to the complacency of the three heads of the defence forces and also other senior and trusted officers of the army [the] coup could be staged. — location: 212 ^ref-26071

Bangladesh coup: Even more reason to mistrust CIA & USA

it sent Subimal Dutta, an older gentleman, to Dhaka as India’s high commissioner when a younger and more dynamic person would probably have faced the challenging situation there more effectively while ostensibly maintaining a low profile. — location: 402 ^ref-7314

Interesting acceptance of young blood being needed when the problem at hand is of a hairy variety.

third and fourth positions in the High Commission, who had a well-known pro-CPI background. — location: 405 ^ref-46758

Short sighted as patho logically usword.

‘We have done enough for Bangladesh. It is now their turn to be grateful and to “behave nicely” towards us. — location: 410 ^ref-27841

more reason to assure wish handedness isn'tworth it

The attitude of mutuality and equality is absolutely essential for the success of Indian diplomacy in Bangladesh. — location: 454 ^ref-42164

Treet thom as equal.