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Raman, B. The Kaoboys of R&AW: Down Memory Lane. New Delhi, India: Lancer, 2007. 288pp. $27
During the Cold War, views from the "other side" proved endlessly fascinat- ing to students of international affairs. Books such as The Russians, by Hedrick Smith, and the multiple memoirs of Viktor Suvorov provided insights into thought processes and value systems. Most national-security professionals today cannot afford the luxury of focusing on one nation or topic. And as a nation, the United States cannot afford to ignore India.
The Kaoboys of R&AW is B. Raman's informal (and somewhat unfocused) memoir of his time with India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). "Kaoboys" refers to the protégés of R....