Maurice Challe In July 1956, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser took control of the Suez Canal, in violation of agreements he had signed with the British and French governments. On 14 October 1956, Challe visited British Prime Minister Anthony Eden at Chequers, accompanied by French Minister of Labor Albert Gazier. The two Frenchmen told Eden of the secret negotiations between Israel and France regarding a proposed Israeli attack on Egypt followed with military occupation by European powers, to control the Suez Canal. Eden backed the plan with UK resources including military forces, directly leading to the Suez Crisis. Challe was a French
The Paradoxical Prime Minister in doing, is show his readers what Modi said and says, and what he and his government did during the four years of their rule so far." Anirudh Madhavan of "The Week" wrote: "Tharoor echoes the sentiments of the many who oppose Modi, but does so with academic rigour." The Paradoxical Prime Minister The Paradoxical Prime Minister: Narendra Modi And His India is a 2018 Non-fiction book written by a senior leader of the Indian National Congress Shashi Tharoor, about the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. The book was released just a few months before the upcoming Indian general