Books
Whether one reads for pleasure or education, one consequence is certain. Over a period of time, the reader’s mind becomes trained to navigate ideas. With time, it becomes capable of not only processing complex concepts, but, with luck, even expressing some of those concepts. Reading induces a sense of mental fearlessness. The exposure to language facilitates structuring and expression of ideas. In short, reading is not a habit or a hobby. It is a tool for living.
While FORCE has always dedicated a few pages to books in most issues, September onwards, we start a dedicated books section. Running into a few pages, it will carry interviews with military authors, book extracts and reviews. Most importantly, it will carry a recommended reading list of ‘Must Read’ books from senior officers/ authors and even FORCE readers. Hence, we invite our readers to send us lists of their favourite books which they would like to share with others. Tell us why you recommend those books. So read, and write.
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How combining experience with out of the box ideas yield favourable results. An extract July 2025
China can contribute to the world in terms of peace and development. An extract June 2025
How caste and religious equations aligned in favour of INDIA in UP. An extract June 2025
Kashmir May 2025 May 2025
Reclaiming Bharat May 2025
Little Lhasa May 2025
Deterrence from Depth April 2025
Bravest of the Brave April 2025
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Raisina Chronicles April 2025
How politics, domestic imperatives and self-image coalesced to become Modi’s foreign policy. An extract March 2025
Rahul Bhatia, author of The Identity Project: The Unmaking of a Democracy March 2025
King Size Life March 2025
Unified Theatre Command February 2025
Lessons of a Lifetime February 2025
War December 2024 December 2024
Kashmir Under 370 December 2024
The Money Trap December 2024
India’s ties with France go beyond weapon-platforms sale November 2024
How JeM is using Muslim insecurities to radicalize them November 2024
Something lost, Something gained Hillary Rodham Clinton October 2024
An Extract: India’s Forgotten Country October 2024
Nuclear War October 2024
BUT I AM ONE OF YOU Edited by Samrat Choudhury and Preeti Gill September 2024
An Extract: Israel-Palestine War September 2024
An Extract: India’s Near East September 2024
An Extract | How long can the moon be caged? August 2024
An Extract | The Crossroads August 2024
An Extract | Shikwa-E-Hind August 2024
Prakash Singh, author of Unforgettable Chapters: Memoirs of a Top Cop July 2024
An Extract | Imperial games in Tibet July 2024
An Extract | Crafting A New Indian Art of War For Future Challenges July 2024
Book Chat | Nimbu Saab July 2024
GUNS UNDER MY CHINAR: KASHMIR’S COVERT WARS A.M. Watali June 2024
Book Chat | Ambassador K.V. Rajan and Atul K Thakur June 2024
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An Extract | Kathmandu Chronicle June 2024
The abiding challenge of building a secular, inclusive nation. An extract May 2024
How the government chose to selectively read Gautam Navlakha’s work to punish him. An extract May 2024
Lala Lajpat Rai’s perspective on India and Indian nationhood continued to evolve till the end. An extract May 2024
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OP Singh, author of Crime, Grime and Gumption April 2024
An Extract | 2024 April 2024
Book Review | Shooting the Sun April 2024
An Extract | Bharat Jodo Yatra April 2024
An Extract | Conquering the Maharajas April 2024
Reading List | OP Singh April 2024
An Extract | ULFA March 2024
An Extract | UNEQUAL March 2024
Reading List | Rajeev Bhattacharyya March 2024
How India Pakistan relations lurch from crisis to crisis. An extract February 2024
An Extract | Being Muslim in Hindu India February 2024
An Extract | Hyperwar February 2024
An Extract | Fault Lines in the Faith February 2024
Reading List | Ajay Bisaria February 2024
An Extract | Another India January 2024
An Extract | City on Fire January 2024
An Extract | Bullets and Bylines December 2023
An Extract | Red Sky over Kabul December 2023
An Extract | Breakup November 2023
An Extract | The Indian Village November 2023
An Extract | Bullets and Bylines November 2023
An Extract | Indian Air Force in its Centennial Decade August 2023
An Extract | Who Cares About Parliament August 2023
An Extract | The Peacemakers August 2023
An Extract | Nation Fast July 2023
An Extract | SWARM TROOPER July 2023
An Extract | VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right July 2023
An Extract | The Next Major War June 2023
An Extract | End of an Illusion May 2023
An Extract | Police State May 2023
An Extract | Quick Reads April 2023
An Extract | Time Capsule April 2023
An Extract | Close to Peace April 2023
An Extract | Behind the Scenes March 2023
Reading List | Anuradha Bhasin March 2023
An Extract | A Fear That Refuses To Go March 2023
An Extract | Unheard Voices February 2023
n Extract | The Tragedy of Kashmir February 2023
An Extract | Vinay Lal : Insurgency and the Artist January 2023
An Extract | Andrew Quilty: August in Kabul January 2023
An extract | Always a Soldier December 2022
An extract | The Politics of History December 2022
Reading List | Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee December 2022
An Extract | Gp Capt. TH Anand Rao August 2022
An Extract | Louis A. Del Monte August 2022
Reading List: | Maj. Gen. B.K. Sharma (retd) August 2022
An Extract | Asian Hegemon July 2022
Reading List: | Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd) July 2022
An Extract | The World in a Flux June 2022
An Extract | Terror and Turmoil June 2022
Reading List: | Lessons in Self Reliance June 2022
An Extract | The Story up to March 1971 May 2022
Book Extract May 2022
An Extract | Pramod Kapoor, author of 1946 May 2022
An Extract | Gallantry & Glory May 2022
Book Chat | Sudeep Chakravarti April 2022
An Extract: A Profile in Courage February 2022
An Extract: The Great Escape February 2022
An Extract: A Man of Many Parts February 2022
An Extract: The Art of Victimhood February 2022
Book Chat: Christophe Jaffrelot February 2022
Book Chat: Maj. Gen. Vijay Singh January 2022
Book Chat: Brig. R.R. Palsokar January 2022
An Extract: Price of the Modi Years December 2021
An Extract: Courage and Dignity December 2021
An Extract: State Persecution of Minorities and Underprivileged in India November 2021
An Extract: 1965: A Western Sunrise November 2021
Book Chat: Shiv Kunal Verma November 2021
An Extract: Tibet Brief 20 / 20 October 2021
An Extract: Cyberspace in Peace and War October 2021
Book Chat: Martin C. Libicki October 2021
An Extract: The War That Made Raw September 2021
An Extract: Spy Stories September 2021
An Extract: The Silent Coup September 2021
Book Chat: Josy Joseph September 2021
An Extract: Flying Blind August 2021
Book Chat: A.S. Bhasin July 2021
An Extract: India Versus China July 2021
Extract: The Braided River June 2021
Book Chat: Samrat Choudhury June 2021
Extract: INDIA: The Last Super Power June 2021
Extract: India And Asian Geopolitics May 2021
Born a Muslim May 2021
Extract: AI AT WAR May 2021
Book Chat: Kingshuk Nag April 2021
Reading List: Turning Adversity into Advantage April 2021
Book Chat: Military Musings April 2021
Extract: Midnight’s Borders March 2021
Book Chat: Suchitra Vijayan March 2021
Extract: Himalayan-Challenge February 2021
Book Chat: Meha Dixit February 2021
Book Chat: Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gurkhas January 2021
Reading List: Books Are Integral One’s Progress as an Officer January 2021
Extract: National Security and Conventional Arms Race January 2021
Why the IPKF mission went horribly wrong. An extract December 2020
December 2020
A much-needed understanding of the vital role played by the BSF November 2020
How the evolving counter insurgency doctrine played out during operations in Iraq. An extract November 2020
November 2020
How Defence Services’ Staff College, Wellington, serves only a glass half full. An Extract November 2020
October 2020
A lifetime of memories, experiences and learning. An extract September 2020
How RAW’s mandate often went beyond spying. An extract September 2020
How Siraj-ud-Daulah’s fate was sealed well before the battle was joined April 2020
How cyber and emerging technologies will change society and warfare April 2020
How one man’s vision and determination led to unexpected breakthrough. An extract January 2020
Extract: India’s Battlefields: From Kurukshetra to Balakot January 2020
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A must read for those involved in military selection, training, education or decision making March 2018
Internet will be the new battlefield for ISIS, says Edna Fernandes’ The Hollow Kingdom: ISIS and the Cult of Jihad March 2018
This is an extract from the ‘explanatory essay’ written by Sudheendra Kulkarni in his book August Voices April 2017
This essay by the author is part of the anthology called Himalaya March 2017
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