Interview with Anirudhya Mitra, author of The Delhi Directive, a spy thriller

Intelligence agents operate in a hidden world, remaining an enigma to ordinary citizens. Public understanding of national security operations is shaped by films, but the reality differs significantly from what is depicted on screen. Espionage often operates outside legitimacy, and its stories are rarely told. Nameless operatives, including spies, assets, and handlers, work in the shadows to safeguard their nations, their contributions remaining unknown and unacknowledged.