Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Former RAW Chief AS Dulat Debuts With Kashmir Espionage Novel
AS Dulat, a former intelligence chief, has written his first fictional book.
It is called “Our Kind of Games.”
The story takes place in Srinagar during the Kashmir insurgency of the early 1990s.
Its main character, Ranjit Soni, works to gather information from militants.
He also tries to stop terror networks and reduce violence.
The book shows that intelligence work can involve difficult moral choices.
Ranjit eventually wonders whether his actions are making the violence worse.
The novel explores politics, betrayal and the effects of decisions made during conflict.
Former RAW chief AS Dulat is releasing his first fiction novel, “Our Kind of Games.”
The novel is set in Srinagar during the bloodiest years of the Kashmir insurgency in the early 1990s.
Its protagonist, intelligence officer Ranjit Soni, tries to recruit militants as informants and uncover terror networks.
The story examines politics, betrayal and the unintended consequences of intelligence operations.
Published by Hachette India, the book is Dulat’s sixth work and includes a foreword by Farooq Abdullah.
- Who
- Former RAW chief AS Dulat wrote the novel, whose main character is intelligence officer Ranjit Soni.
- What
- Dulat is making his fiction debut with “Our Kind of Games,” an espionage thriller about the Kashmir insurgency.
- When
- The book is scheduled for release on Thursday and is set during the early 1990s.
- Where
- The story is set mainly in Srinagar and the divided Kashmir Valley.
- Why
- Dulat uses fiction to explore aspects of intelligence work that a former intelligence chief may not be able to put on record directly.
- Book
- Our Kind of Games
- Author
- AS Dulat
- Publisher
- Hachette India
- Setting
- Srinagar during the Kashmir insurgency
- Time period
- The early 1990s
- Foreword
- Written by former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah
- Dulat’s previous work
- The novel is his sixth book, following five nonfiction works on Kashmir and India-Pakistan relations