Leaders from the Congress and Communist parties dismissed the claims as "baseless" and "sensationalist".
Vikram paused at a highlighted paragraph. It claimed that during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the KGB had cultivated a reservoir of influence that was unprecedented. The text spoke of 'agents of influence'—not necessarily spies in the traditional sense, but politicians, journalists, and bureaucrats who would parrot the Soviet line for a fee or for ideological alignment. mitrokhin archive india pdf
– The KGB allegedly spread false narratives about Pakistan’s nuclear program and China–India border tensions to benefit Soviet interests. Leaders from the Congress and Communist parties dismissed