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Faith, unity, discipline : the Inter-Service-Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan /

Established in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-8 by British officer Major General Robert Cawthorne, then Deputy Chief of Staff in the Pakistan Army, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for years remained an under-developed and obscure agency. In 1979, the organisation's...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kiessling, Hein G. (Hein Günter) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : C. Hurst & Company, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Established in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-8 by British officer Major General Robert Cawthorne, then Deputy Chief of Staff in the Pakistan Army, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for years remained an under-developed and obscure agency. In 1979, the organisation's growing importance was felt during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, as it worked hand in glove with the CIA to support the mujahideen resistance, but its activities received little coverage in news media. Since that time, the ISI has projected its influence across the region in 1988 its involvement in Indian.
Notas:"This work is an expanded and updated version of ISI und R & AW, Die Geheimdienste Pakistans und Indiens. Konkurrierende Atommächte, ihre Politik und der internationale Terrorismus, Berlin: Verlag Dr. Köster, 2011"--Title page verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-299) and index.
ISBN:9781849048620
1849048622
9781849048637
1849048630