The Shadow of the Great Game by Raja Narendra Singh Sarila
Historians and political analysts have not paid enough attention to the crucial link between India's partition and British strategic interests: fears about the USSR gaining control of the oil wells of the Middle East; and the importance of continued access to the Indian Ocean. Once the British leaders realised the Indian nationalists would not join them to play the Great Game against the Soviet Union, they settled for those who would. In the process, they did not hesitate to use Islam as a political tool to suit their purposes. The use of Islam for political purposes has since been making itself felt worldwide. The top-secret documentary evidence unearthed by the author sheds new light on several prominent figures, including Gandhi, Jinnah, Mountbatten, Churchill, Attlee, Wavell and Nerhu. The book also brings out little-known facts about the pressure the USA exerted on Britain to give India independence and examines the roots of the Kashmir imbroglio. This radical reassessment of one of the key events in British colonial history is important in itself, but its claim that many of the roots of Islamic terrorism sweeping the world today lie in the partition of India has much wider implications.
An impressive range of documentary sources illuminates a controversial era with skill and convictionHistorians and general readers alike will learn much from the sweep and drama of the narrative. * Sir Martin Gilbert *
Narendra Singh Sarila was heir to the princely state of Sarila in central India. An ADC to Lord Mountbatten, he served in the Indian Foreign Service from 1948 to 1985. He was a deputy permanent representative in the Indian delgation to the UN and headed the Pakistan and International Organizations Divisions at New Delhi in the late 1960s. Later, he served as India's ambassador to Spain, Brazil, Libya, Switzerland and France. He has written for various publications, including the International Herald Tribune and the Times of India.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845293703 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845293703 |
| Title | The Shadow of the Great Game |
| Author | Raja Narendra Singh Sarila |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2006-07-27 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
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