Srinath Raghavan
An excerpt from 'Indira Gandhi and the Years That Transformed India', by Srinath Raghavan.
Srinath Raghavan
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How the US managed the presence of 200,000 soldiers in India in World War II with dynamic propaganda
America needed to foster sympathy for its troops in India while steering them clear of the country's politics, Srinath Raghavan writes in a new book.
Srinath Raghavan
· Jun 15, 2018 · 08:30 am
No officers, no equipment, no money – or, how the Indian army had to be built
Not enough suitable candidates, and an economy in the doldrums, made things very difficult.
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· Apr 24, 2016 · 08:30 am
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