Through a Diplomat’s Lens: Capturing Momentous Times offers an intimate, sharply observed journey of world affairs, as experienced by Sudhir T. Devare. From the tense theatres of the Cold War to the dawn of new republics in the post-Soviet era, Devare chronicles historic turning points he personally witnessed: the fall of authoritarian regimes in Sikkim, South Korea, and Indonesia; the dramatic reunification of Germany; and India’s early engagement with newly independent Ukraine, Armenia, and Georgia.