The Great Game in Afghanistan - Rajiv Gandhi, General Zia and the Unending War

At the height of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, a complex multinational diplomacy had proposed setting up a coalition government in Kabul as a solution to the 'Afghan problem'. Even as all sides worked on the coalition, the US took steps that India considered a 'stab in the back'. With the help of the official papers collected by US ambas...

About the author

Kallol Bhattacharjee has been a journalist since 2001 and has reported extensively on South Asian affairs and about the conflicts in West Asia and North Africa. He is currently a Senior Assistant Editor with The Hindu where he reports on diplomatic affairs. His Twitter handle is @janusmyth.

Product details

• Authors: Kallol Bhattacherjee
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2017
• EAN: 9789352644391
• ISBN: 978-93-5264-439-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 553 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education