Life well spent: four decades in the Indian foreign service

By:

Chandra, Satish

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi Rupa 2023Description: 262 pISBN:

9789357020930

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

CS 332.024 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, Indias recognition of Western Sahara, defusing IndiaPakistan tensions consequent upon Operation Brass Tacks,, the initiation of the IndiaPakistan composite dialogue process, Blunting Pakistans anti-India jihad in the UN Commission on Human Rights in 19934, disarmament negotiations pertaining to CTBT and FMCT, the Kargil conflict, the setting up of the National Security Council system and security reform in India.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	CS 332.024 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out to Happy Velley Hostel (HappyVellery)	2025-08-30	176434
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	CS 332.024 CHA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		175306

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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, Indias recognition of Western Sahara, defusing IndiaPakistan tensions consequent upon Operation Brass Tacks,, the initiation of the IndiaPakistan composite dialogue process, Blunting Pakistans anti-India jihad in the UN Commission on Human Rights in 19934, disarmament negotiations pertaining to CTBT and FMCT, the Kargil conflict, the setting up of the National Security Council system and security reform in India.

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