It is a much spoken truism that there is honour among thieves. But is there honour among spies too? The history of espionage is filled with evidence that such things can and do happen more often than we would think, even during the Cold War.
Rival antagonists meet, talk, develop mutual respect and do sometimes display personal affection as well. The reason we explore this unusual area this week is that the Indian and Pakistani media have been abuzz over revelations in a commendable joint effort by former spy chiefs of the two sides, RAW chief A S Dulat and Inter-Services ...
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First Published: Sat, May 26 2018. 00:47 IST
