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Things are never what they seem, especially in the world of international politics. Janet Chang appears to be an attractive, successful scientist, but shes really a Chinese spy, sent to degrade United States nuclear submarine capability. If she succeeds, Americas potential ally, India, will dismantle and fall apart. Of course, China isnt the only country out to get India on the ropes. Syed Ali is a former member of Pakistans Inter Services Intelligence who served as a long term mentor to the Taliban and Al Qaeda. His orchestrated terror attacks are inflicting death and instability in India. All the while, Durga Vadera, a maverick politician, becomes the Indian Prime Minister after her predec...
Dugra, an unwed mother of three, catapults into the Indian prime minister’s seat on the assassination of her predecessor. Her decisive leadership threatens the vital interests of China and Pakistan On instigation by Chinese Intelligence, Syed Ali former superstar of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence put to pasture by CIA threats, to cut off military aid to Pakistan, is pulled out of a romantic tryst in Thailand. The aim to target Dugra. Jamila, a rich Indian widow, is ensnared by the guile of Syed Ali in a meeting in Dubai as cover to operate freely in India. Three friends – Tony, a Christian, Amir, a Muslim and Dilip, a Hindu, orphaned in their teens adopt Dugra as their mother when their parents are killed. They later join the armed forces of India. All this and more. In the third book of the Destiny Trilogy, as war clouds loom over China, India and Pakistan; India is caught on the backfoot and the US watches helplessly as it is preempted from the action.The destinies of Dugra and Syed Ali are enmeshed in a vice-like grip in the backdrop of a complex mesh of romance, deceit, betrayal, political skullduggery and rampant terror and military action.
The Pillars of Destiny is an action packed slickly crafted thriller with a stunning climax. It is a gripping sequel to In the Shadows of Destiny where Durga emerges as prime minister of India, following the biggest terror strike the world has ever seen. Widespread skepticism of Durgas ascension seems justified as India reels under blows from Chinas Peoples Liberation Army and Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence. The Indian aircraft carrier Vikramaditya is crippled by a highly innovative strike by Major Dingbang even as Chinese and Pakistan instigated insurgent attacks overwhelm India. The top Indian military leadership is killed by a cruise missile attack and the narrow Siliguri Corridor i...
An ancient horoscope portends the coming of a versatile woman with attributes desirous of a consort of the Gods. In a male dominated society this is an unprecedented forecast. Durga survives a terrorist ambush as a child and is safeguarded by Indra a woman insurgent. Later, Durga an outstanding talent launches a company that attracts US venture capital. On return to India, Kanta her foster mother a provincial politician is killed. This prompts Durga to fight, win an election and become a minister in the BJP government. Brigadier Syed Ali forcibly retired from Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is determined to get India to relinquish Kashmir. Crippling multiple terror strikes are ex...
As in the cascading of water, violence and nonviolence can cascade down from commanding heights of power (as in waterfalls), up from powerless peripheries, and can undulate to spread horizontally (flowing from one space to another). As with containing water, conflict cannot be contained without asking crucial questions about which variables might cause it to cascade from the top-down, bottom up and from the middle-out. The book shows how violence cascades from state to state. Empirical research has shown that nations with a neighbor at war are more likely to have a civil war themselves (Sambanis 2001). More importantly in the analysis of this book, war cascades from hot spot to hot spot with...
This book explores Sino-Indian tensions from the angle of state-building, showing how they stem from their competition for the Himalayan people's allegiance.
A study of political possibilities in the era of modern imperialism, from the perspective of the sovereign state of Hyderabad.
Uncovers the greatest experiment in democratic history: the creation of the electoral roll and universal adult franchise in India.
From a MacArthur "Genius," a bold new perspective on the history of Asia, highlighting the long quest to tame its waters Asia's history has been shaped by her waters. In Unruly Waters, historian Sunil Amrith reimagines Asia's history through the stories of its rains, rivers, coasts, and seas -- and of the weather-watchers and engineers, mapmakers and farmers who have sought to control them. Looking out from India, he shows how dreams and fears of water shaped visions of political independence and economic development, provoked efforts to reshape nature through dams and pumps, and unleashed powerful tensions within and between nations. Today, Asian nations are racing to construct hundreds of dams in the Himalayas, with dire environmental impacts; hundreds of millions crowd into coastal cities threatened by cyclones and storm surges. In an age of climate change, Unruly Waters is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Asia's past and its future.