In India, the system of espionage is as old as the Rigveda. It has developed in to a sophisticated political art. 'Spies are the eyes of kings' is a proverbial saying current among the people from time immemorial. In her work, the author has emphasised on the existence of spy system from the early Vedic period. The spies seem to have been largely employed then not merely to ascertain validity or invalidity in the statements of parties and witnesses, but ...
