The Spy Chronicles RAW ISI and the illusion of peace

[Page 2] Previously by A.S. Dulat and Aditya Sinha Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years (2015) Previously by Aditya Sinha The CEO Who Lost His Head (2017) Death of Dreams: A Terrorist’s Tale (2000) Farooq Abdullah: Kashmir’s Prodigal Son (1996) Forthcoming from Asad Durrani Pakistan Adrift: Navigating Troubled Waters (2018) [Page 3] THE SPY CHRONICLES RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace A.S. Dulat, Asad Durrani and Aditya Sinha [Page 4] To my late parents, Shamsher and Raj, who spent many joyous hours playing bridge with two successive High Commissioners of Pakistan in India: Syed Fida Hussain, my father’s former ICS colleague, and Abdul Sattar. —A.S. Dulat To all the faceless agents who take great risks in the service of their country. —Asad Durrani To my parents, Neelam and Chandreshwar Narain Sinha, who, in England during 1965-71, were best friends with Gulshan and Nazir Hussain, immigrants from Lahore. —Aditya Sinha [Page 5] 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Contents Preface Introduction I: SETTING THE STAGE ‘Even if we were to write fiction, no one would believe us’ The Accidental Spymaster Brotherhood to the Rescue II: THE SECOND OLDEST PROFESSION Pakistan’s Deep State ISI Vs RAW The CIA and Other Agencies The Intelligence Dialogues III: KASHMIR Status Quo The Core K-word Amanullah Gilgiti’s Dreams of Independence Kashmir: The Modi Years The Unloved Dr Farooq Abdullah Take What You Can Get IV: KABUKI India and Pakistan: ‘Almost’ Friends Lonely