The Spy Chronicles Quotes

“should admit that we feel that if it is coming from a CIA man, it must be correct. Their pen is backed by a mighty sword. Neither of us has that sort of sword.”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“are going to set the place on fire. Bomb it. Essentially they rely so much on technology. It’s only a facilitator, ultimately the assessment is made by human beings. Like the Indian nuclear tests, I don’t know whether it was by design. But in any case their intelligence failed.”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“had a bet with me. I said, no, Mrs Gandhi is coming back, I haven’t been in India for four years but I can tell you this. They often back the wrong horse. KGB is tougher, but they have”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“but I went and Mani Dixit was appreciative. We chatted with his daughter Abha, who was researching on Sindh, and then I had a few minutes one-on-one with Dubey.”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“When it was published, I think during my period, someone came and said look at what’s written. What should we do? Should we get a hold of the man, court martial him, issue a rebuttal? I said, there must be 20 people who have read it but once we do something, 200 people will read it.”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“Afghanistan is hot enough, Iran is experienced enough and sometimes independent enough, and the US also still meddles in the region’s affairs. The ISI had to juggle many balls.”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“One of them went to my in-laws’ house in Model Town, Lahore, to ask about me. No one was at home, so they went and asked the neighbours’ chowkidar, ‘Yeh kaise log hain?’ That chap said, ‘Yeh acchhe log hain.’ I got the green signal and I always say that my neighbours’ chowkidar provided the certificate that the intelligence agency sought.”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“Kashmir took me to Pakistan. And in trying to figure out Pakistan, that took me to Afghanistan. And looking at Afghanistan, I find so many similarities with Kashmir. (Pakistani”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“Dulat: Yes, I’ve learnt an amazing amount through Kashmir in the last 30 years. To understand Kashmir you have to empathise with Kashmir, you have to have a heart to try and see what is happening. And if you start understanding Kashmir you’ll find that you understand a lot more happening in the world.”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“isn’t”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“You may manage Kashmir or muddle through it but finally one will have to find a lasting solution.”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

“That continuity of personalities, of knowledge and experience, and probably also of policy.”
― A.S. Dulat, The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace