Sidhu, G. B. S., <br/><br/>
Sikkim :  dawn of democracy : the truth behind the merger with India / 
G.B.S. Sidhu. 
 - xvii, 370 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (black and white) ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-354) and index. 
<br/><br/> It was in 1973 that G.B.S. Sidhu, a young official with the newly set-up Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), took charge of the field office in Gangtok in 1973. With an insider's view of the events that led to the Chogyal's ouster, he presents a first-hand account of the fledgling democracy movement and the struggle for reforms led by Kazi Lhendup Dorji in a society that was struggling to come to terms with the modern world.<br/>In his fast-paced, clear-sighted narrative, Sidhu tracks the reasons behind New Delhi's shift from a long-standing pro-Chogyal stand to a pro-democracy position and maps the political alignments on the ground in Sikkim. He outlines the interplay of personalities-Indira Gandhi, the Chogyal, the Kazi, and the Indian officials and intelligence agencies involved-to reveal the chain of events that led to the merger of the Himalayan kingdom with India. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780670090648 0670090646 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018330032 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Sidhu, G. B. S.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>India. Cabinet Secretariat.  Research and Analysis Wing. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Sikkim (India)--History--20th century.<br/>India--Politics and government--1947-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS485.S55  / S53 2018 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>954.167  / SID