A Life well spent : four decades in the Indian Foreign service / Satish Chandra

By:

Chandra, Satish

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Rupa Publications , 2023.Description: xviii,262 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9789357020930

Subject(s):

Indian -- Foreign service

DDC classification:

353.0954 CHA

Summary: The book is enriched with fascinating vignettes of some of the countries to which the author was assigned and their relations with India. Some of the major issues touched upon include the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, developments in Pakistan in the lead-up to the 1971 conflict, India’s recognition of Western Sahara, defusing India–Pakistan tensions consequent upon Operation Brass Tacks, , the initiation of the India–Pakistan composite dialogue process, Blunting Pakistan’s anti-India jihad in the UN Commission on Human Rights in 1993–4, disarmament negotiations pertaining to CTBT and FMCT, the Kargil conflict, the setting up of the National Security Council system and security reform in India. A must-read for all interested in knowing what happens behind the scenes in the Service or choosing this as a career.

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The book is enriched with fascinating vignettes of some of the countries to which the author was assigned and their relations with India. Some of the major issues touched upon include the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, developments in Pakistan in the lead-up to the 1971 conflict, India’s recognition of Western Sahara, defusing India–Pakistan tensions consequent upon Operation Brass Tacks, , the initiation of the India–Pakistan composite dialogue process, Blunting Pakistan’s anti-India jihad in the UN Commission on Human Rights in 1993–4, disarmament negotiations pertaining to CTBT and FMCT, the Kargil conflict, the setting up of the National Security Council system and security reform in India.
A must-read for all interested in knowing what happens behind the scenes in the Service or choosing this as a career.

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