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Michael Smith

Michael Smith

Michael Smith is a former member of the British Army’s Intelligence Corps, and now works as a journalist. He has authored numerous books on spies, the special forces and codebreaking, including Station X: The Codebreakers of Bletchley Park; Foley: The Spy Who Saved 10,000 Jews; The Spying Game and Killer Elite: The Inside Story of America’s Most Secret Special Operations Team. Michael has also worked for the BBC, the Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times. He is a visiting Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford.

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Editor's Picks, InsightJune 27, 2017<March 10, 2023

How India’s Defence Secrets Were Traded For Whisky

During the 1970s and 1980s, India’s top defence secrets were traded for bottles of Black Label whisky.

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Two centuries later, this legacy is revived digitally. Today, the Madras Courier serves a global audience of curious, intelligent readers interested in South Asian affairs. We curate interesting stories that enhance our understanding of the world in meaningful ways.

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