Spying in South Asia: Britain, the United States, and India’s secret Cold War

2025/10/23 by Pratyaksh Sharma · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Global Security and Public Health #International Relations and Foreign Policy #Peacebuilding and International Security

paper · doi:10.1080/18335330.2025.2578759

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Abstract

Cold War espionage has been extensively examined within the traditional East-West framework, centred on the United States (US), Britain and the Soviet Union. However, comparatively less attention h...

Citations

• India’s Post-Independence Strategic Culture: A Case Study of India’s Cooperation With the United States and Russia in Military Modernization

Discussions

• "Spying in South Asia is a thorough and thought-provoking work" writes Pratyaksh Sharma of @paulmcgarr.bsky.social's recent book, published by @universitypress.cambridge.org. Follow this link to read [bsky, 3 points, 0 comments]

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