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  America and Russia fought a secret battle to control India. Their spies funded Indian parties, manipulated the media and stole secrets "The whole country is for sale," said one Russian spy. For decades, India was a prime target for foreign spies . It was the world's largest democracy and an influential power among developing countries Both America's Central Intelligence Agency and the Soviet Union's KGB fought to influence India's politics in their favour. It was the Americans who got to India first. After 1947, independent India needed help in setting up its intelligence agencies. It turned to America for support. In 1949, the Intelligence Bureau's Director TG Sanjevi met with the CIA, FBI and State Department in America. The meetings with the CIA went well and the two agencies established intelligence cooperation Through the 1950s, the CIA's presence in India grew stronger. It used 🇮🇳 airspace to support the Tibetan resistance against China. It a