Sikkim The Truth Behind The Merger With India

It was in 1973 that G.B.S. Sidhu a young official with the newly set-up Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) took charge of the field office in Gangtok in 1973. With an insider's view of the events that led to the Chogyal's ouster he presents a first-hand account of the fledgling democracy movement and the struggle for reforms led by Kazi Lhendup Dorji in a society that was struggling to come to terms with the modern world. In his fast-paced clear-sighted narrative Sidhu tracks the reasons behind New Delhi's shift from a long-standing pro-Chogyal stand to a pro-democracy position and maps the political alignments on the ground in Sikkim. He outlines the interplay of personalities-Indira Gandhi the Chogyal the Kazi and the Indian officials and intelligence agencies involved-to reveal the chain of events that led to the merger of the Himalayan kingdom with India. About the Author GBS Sidhu is a retired Special Secretary Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). He was one of the key Indian officers involved in the merger of the princely state of Sikkim with the Indian republic in 1975.