Until now, no Indian spymaster has written a memoir. A.S. Dulat is the first to do so, and he does it brilliantly in A Life in the Shadows. He is one of India's most successful spymasters, and his name has become synonymous with the Kashmir conflict. His approaches to engaging and accommodating all people and perspectives from India's most conflicted state are legendary. Dulat's views on India, Pakistan, and Kashmir are well-known and sought after as the author of two bestselling books, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years (2014) and The Spy Chronicles: R&AW, ISI, and the Illusion of Peace (2018). However, very little is known about him, owing to the former spymaster's notoriously private personal life. Dulat breaks the silence for the first time in this unusual and unique memoir. This is more of a collection of stories from across space and time than a traditional, linear narrative. He tells a fascinating story of a life richly lived and insightfully observed while still bound by the rules of his trade's secrecy. From his Partition-bloodied childhood in Lahore and New Delhi to his early years as a young intelligence officer; from meetings with international spymasters to travels around the world; from his political and personal observations on Kashmir following the repeal of Article 370, to his encounters with world leaders, politicians, and celebrities;