Books
Choices for India
Strategic interests must converge with economic interests || An extract
Religion as a Weapon
Book Extract | How monks have weaponized Buddhism to further violent nationalism.
The End is Not Nigh
Book Extract | Between xenophobia and oikophobia, liberals seem apologetic about American power.
Limits of technology
Book Extract | Artillery Thunder
On the Margins
Book Extract | A Sixth of Humanity
Red Letter Days
WINGS OF VALOUR: TRUE STORIES OF INDIAN AIR FORCE’S DARING OPERATIONS
Zardari and Kayani
Farhatullah Babar | An extract
Lost to Time | M.A. Aldrich
OLD LHASA: A BIOGRAPHY M.A. Aldrich
Patriotism & Pilgrimage
Duty, courage, adventure, responsibilities and life in uniform. An extract B.D. Mishra
Failure Written at Conception
Why Vajpayee’s jugglery worked in Kashmir but failed during Agra Summit. An extract Abhishek Choudhary
Hard Bargain
How Sheikh Abdullah accepted the evisceration of Kashmir’s autonomy. An extract
Eye on Disruption
An Extract | Peril of The Pacific
From Hope to Heartbreak
An Extract | Kargil’s First War Hero
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Leadership Lessons
How combining experience with out of the box ideas yield favourable results. An extract
The Future of the PLA
China can contribute to the world in terms of peace and development. An extract
Electoral Review
How caste and religious equations aligned in favour of INDIA in UP. An extract
The Kashmir Story
Kashmir
May 2025
Development over Religion
Reclaiming Bharat
Lost to Time
Little Lhasa
Limits of Deterrence April 2025
Deterrence from Depth
The Final Assault April 2025
Bravest of the Brave
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A Quadruple Strategy April 2025
Raisina Chronicles
Books | The World’s a Stage
How politics, domestic imperatives and self-image coalesced to become Modi’s foreign policy. An extract
‘Aadhaar for Me Represents Larger Failures That Prepare the Grounds for Marginalisation, Dehumanisation, and Much Worse’
Rahul Bhatia, author of The Identity Project: The Unmaking of a Democracy
King Size Life March 2025
King Size Life
A Continuum
Unified Theatre Command
Lessons of a Lifetime
Lessons of a Lifetime
Collateral Damage
War
December 2024
The Dark Decade
Kashmir Under 370
A Challenging Lunch
The Money Trap
Books | Not Just a Fighter
India’s ties with France go beyond weapon-platforms sale
Books | Designs on India
How JeM is using Muslim insecurities to radicalize them
Books | Ghost of Russia
Something lost, Something gained
Hillary Rodham Clinton
The Camps October 2024
An Extract: India’s Forgotten Country
Hell on Earth
Nuclear War
Books | A Fence in The Courtyard
BUT I AM ONE OF YOU
Edited by Samrat Choudhury and Preeti Gill
A Bi-national State
An Extract: Israel-Palestine War
Domestic Compulsions
An Extract: India’s Near East
Burden of Truth
An Extract | How long can the moon be caged?
Bridge to Central Asia
An Extract | The Crossroads
Pushed to the Edge
An Extract | Shikwa-E-Hind
Books | Neither the Politician nor the Bureaucrat Wants to Implement Police Reforms
Prakash Singh, author of Unforgettable Chapters: Memoirs of a Top Cop
The Great Game
An Extract | Imperial games in Tibet
Towards a New Strategy
An Extract | Crafting A New Indian Art of War For Future Challenges
Grit and Gumption
Book Chat | Nimbu Saab
Books | Shadow Games
GUNS UNDER MY CHINAR: KASHMIR’S COVERT WARS
A.M. Watali
Books | Neighbourhood First Needs to be Perceived by Our Neighbours as a Living Day-To-Day Indian Foreign Policy Priority and Not Just a Slogan
Book Chat | Ambassador K.V. Rajan and Atul K Thakur
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A Himalayan Misunderstanding
An Extract | Kathmandu Chronicle
Books | Nehru’s Vision
The abiding challenge of building a secular, inclusive nation. An extract
Books | State’s Vengeance
How the government chose to selectively read Gautam Navlakha’s work to punish him. An extract
Books | Complexities of History
Lala Lajpat Rai’s perspective on India and Indian nationhood continued to evolve till the end. An extract
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Books | Their [IPS] Diverse Backgrounds Can Contribute to Strategic Planning, Effective Decision Making and the Implementation of Best Practices Within CAPFs
OP Singh, author of Crime, Grime and Gumption
Difficult Days
An Extract | 2024
It Didn’t Start in May
Book Review | Shooting the Sun
Shaping a New Idiom
An Extract | Bharat Jodo Yatra
The Most Coveted
An Extract | Conquering the Maharajas
Double Agent
An Extract | ULFA
Extreme Inequalities
An Extract | UNEQUAL
Books | After Balakot
How India Pakistan relations lurch from crisis to crisis. An extract
The New Natural
An Extract | Being Muslim in Hindu India
Age of Hyperwar
An Extract | Hyperwar
Religion and Politics
An Extract | Fault Lines in the Faith
Pushed to the Edge
An Extract | Another India
Between Fear and Courage
An Extract | City on Fire
Poetry as a Weapon
An Extract | Bullets and Bylines
The Door to the Past
An Extract | Red Sky over Kabul
First Among Equals
An Extract | Breakup
Seeds of Rebellion
An Extract | The Indian Village
The More Things Change
An Extract | Bullets and Bylines
Books | The Dirt Trail
Why the rise and fall of Anil Ambani’s RAL needs to be investigated
The Sky is Safe
An Extract | Indian Air Force in its Centennial Decade
Selling Family Silver
An Extract | Who Cares About Parliament
No Peace Without Justice
An Extract | The Peacemakers
Turning Adversity Into Advantage-2
An Extract | Nation Fast
Unmanned Future
An Extract | SWARM TROOPER
Coming of Age
An Extract | VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right
Books | Vajpayee Was in Many Ways a Bridge; Without Him There Would be no Modi
An Extract | Abhishek Choudhary
The Next Major War
An Extract | The Next Major War
End of an Illusion
An Extract | End of an Illusion
Police State
An Extract | Police State
Quick Reads
An Extract | Quick Reads
Time Capsule
An Extract | Time Capsule
Close to Peace
An Extract | Close to Peace
Books | Technological Vulnerabilities
An Extract | Ajay Singh
Behind the Scenes
An Extract | Behind the Scenes
A Fear That Refuses To Go
An Extract | A Fear That Refuses To Go
No Longer in the Shadow
An Extract | No Longer in the Shadow
Unheard Voices
An Extract | Unheard Voices
The Tragedy of Kashmir
n Extract | The Tragedy of Kashmir
Talking Pictures
An Extract | Vinay Lal : Insurgency and the Artist
A Tale of Two Armies
An Extract | Andrew Quilty: August in Kabul
Always a Soldier
An extract | Always a Soldier
The Politics of History
An extract | The Politics of History
Nehru Has Suddenly Become Relevant Today, Precisely Because of the Attacks on Him
Reading List | Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
Books | Book of Reckoning
THE LAST WAR: HOW AI WILL SHAPE INDIA’S FINAL
Books | Blood, Sweat and Tears
THE HERO OF TIGER HILL: AUTOBIO-GRAPHY OF A PARAM VIR
Books | The Need to Survive And Triumph Politically, to Wrest Power or to Retain it, Have Been Strong Driving Forces of Decision-Making at the Top
The Need to Survive And Triumph Politically
Books | When Future Coalesces With Present
WAR TRANSFORMED: THE FUTURE OF TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY
Books | Mick Ryan, the author of War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First Century Great Power Competition and Conflict
The Future of Twenty-First Century Great Power Competition and Conflict
Books | US’s Post-Cold War Folly
THE GREAT DELUSION: LIBERAL DREAMS AND INTERNATIONAL REALITIES
Books | Outdated Lessons
The art and science of war needs a relook. An extract
Books | A Matter of Choice
In memory of unsung tribal warriors. An extract
Books | Tuhin Sinha, author of The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat
Tuhin Sinha, author of The Great Tribal Warriors of Bharat
Reading List | Reading Marks a Leader
Reading List | Reading Marks a Leader
Not Too Far
An Extract | Gp Capt. TH Anand Rao
The Big Disruptor
An Extract | Louis A. Del Monte
Books | Reading for Reflection
Reading for Reflection
Asian Hegemon
An Extract | Asian Hegemon
Books and the Pursuit of Knowledge
Reading List: | Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd)
The World in a Flux
An Extract | The World in a Flux
Terror and Turmoil
An Extract | Terror and Turmoil
Lessons in Self Reliance
Reading List: | Lessons in Self Reliance
Books | Talmiz Ahmad, author of West Asia At War: Repression, Resistance and Great Power Games
Talmiz Ahmad, author of West Asia At War
The Story up to March 1971
An Extract | The Story up to March 1971
China Challenges Modi
Book Extract
‘Don’t Forget That the First Four Navy Chiefs in Independent India Were Britishers and They Led the Indian Navy Until 1958’
An Extract | Pramod Kapoor, author of 1946
Gallantry & Glory
An Extract | Gallantry & Glory
Reading List | Each Book Has a Character of its Own
Each Book Has a Character of its Own
Sudeep Chakravarti, author of The Eastern Gate: War and Peace in Nagaland, Manipur and India’s Far East
Book Chat | Sudeep Chakravarti
Books | Humanity Above All
Humanity Above All
Books | Sparks in the Tinderbox
1946: THE LAST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
ROYAL INDIAN NAVY MUTINY
Books | A Problem Called Manipur
THE EASTERN GATE: WAR AND PEACE IN NAGALAND,
MANIPUR AND INDIA’S FAR EAST
Books | Best Companions
Air Vice Marshal Anil Golani (retd)
A Profile in Courage
An Extract: A Profile in Courage
The Great Escape
An Extract: The Great Escape
A Man of Many Parts
An Extract: A Man of Many Parts
The Art of Victimhood
An Extract: The Art of Victimhood
A Doctrine of Diminishing Returns
An Extract: Price of the Modi Years
Courage and Dignity
An Extract: Courage and Dignity
Justice Without Any Discrimination
An Extract: State Persecution of Minorities and Underprivileged in India
In the Fog of War
An Extract: 1965: A Western Sunrise
Tales Dead Men Tell
Book Chat: Shiv Kunal Verma
Counterterrorism is Cheaper than Counterinsurgency, but it Does Not Offer the Same Long-Term Benefits if Successful
Conrad C. Crane, author Cassandra in Oz: Counterinsurgency and Future War
Continuing Conflict
An Extract: Tibet Brief 20 / 20
War by Other Means
An Extract: Cyberspace in Peace and War
Cyber Weapons do not Exist in a Vacuum. They Evolve as Defences (and to a Lesser Extent, Goals) Evolve
Book Chat: Martin C. Libicki
Deadly Games
An Extract: Spy Stories
Scorched Earth
An Extract: The Silent Coup
Josy Joseph, author of The Silent Coup: A History of India’s Deep State
Book Chat: Josy Joseph
Books | Scorched Earth
Faced with the hostile LTTE and Sri Lankan forces, the IPKF had no chance of success. An extract. Excerpted with permission
In the Dead of the Night
An Extract: The War That Made Raw
Order and Stability
An Extract: Flying Blind
A.S. Bhasin, author of Nehru, Tibet and China
Book Chat: A.S. Bhasin
The Writing is on the Wall
An Extract: India Versus China
A Historical Baggage
An Extract: Nehru Tibet and China
Border Line
Extract: The Braided River
Samrat Choudhury, author of The Braided River: A Journey Along the Brahmaputra
Book Chat: Samrat Choudhury
So Close, Yet So Far
Extract: INDIA: The Last Super Power
Write Your Own History | The Sabre Killers
Write Your Own History | The Sabre Killers
Rise of the Dragon
Extract: India And Asian Geopolitics
Propaganda as Policy
Born a Muslim
The War of the Future
Extract: AI AT WAR
Kingshuk Nag, journalist and author of A New Silk Road: India China and the Geopolitics of Asia
Book Chat: Kingshuk Nag
Turning Adversity into Advantage
Reading List: Turning Adversity into Advantage
In Service of the Nation
Book Chat: Military Musings
A Line Across People
Extract: Midnight’s Borders
Suchitra Vijayan, author of Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India
Book Chat: Suchitra Vijayan
Books | Suchitra Vijayan, author of Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India
Suchitra Vijayan, author of Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India
Compete or Cooperate?
Extract: Himalayan-Challenge
It Was Quite Challenging to Conduct Research Near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border
Book Chat: Meha Dixit
Beyond Khukuri and Madal
Book Chat: Ayo Gorkhali: A History of the Gurkhas
Books Are Integral One’s Progress as an Officer
Reading List: Books Are Integral One’s Progress as an Officer
Books | Had Our Rulers Shown a Willingness to Counter Threats at a Distance, Our History Might Have Been Different
Col Ajay Singh, author of India’s Battlefields from Kurukshetra to Balakot
Against All Odds
Hot Spot of Invention : Charles Stark Draper
Diminishing Returns
Extract: National Security and Conventional Arms Race
Books | Arjun Subramaniam, author of Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020
Books | Arjun Subramaniam, author of Full Spectrum: India’s Wars, 1972-2020
Books | Lessons from Sri Lanka
Books | Lessons from Sri Lanka
Books | No Shortcuts to Knowledge
Books | No Shortcuts to Knowledge
A Force to Reckon With
A much-needed understanding of the vital role played by the BSF
The View from the Field
Cassandra In 0z: Counterinsur-gency and Future War
Conrad C. Crane
True Companions
True Companions Lt Gen. Vinod Bhatia (retd)
View from the US
View from the US
Humans and Machines
If machines start to think for themselves, can they still remain subordinate to humans? An extract
Esprit de Corp Over Patriotism
A lifetime of memories, experiences and learning. An extract
Shadow Wars
How RAW’s mandate often went beyond spying. An extract
Book Chat | Lt Gen. H.S. Panag PVSM, AVSM (retd)
Book Chat | Lt Gen. H.S. Panag PVSM, AVSM
Books | Old Association
FRIENDS OF THE SOVIET UNION
India’s Solidarity with USSR During the Second World War in 1941-1945
Court and Conspiracy
How Siraj-ud-Daulah’s fate was sealed well before the battle was joined
Quantum and the Magic Decoder Ring
How cyber and emerging technologies will change society and warfare
Against All Odds
Extract: India’s Battlefields: From Kurukshetra to Balakot
Books | Life in Silos
In his book The Absent Dialogue, Anit Mukherjee chronicles the relationship between politicians, bureaucrats and the military. An extract
Truth Needs to be Told
The Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir Dilemma: An Acid Test for India’s Constitution
By Madhav Godbole
Konark Publishers Pvt Ltd
The VVIP Mess
An Extract | The Untold Story of Christian Michel and AgustaWestland
Rule of the Sea
An Extract | Red Star Over the Pacific
Taming the Skies
An Extract | Strategic Advantage of Air Power
Challenge and Cooperate
CHINA MARITIME GREY ZONE OPERATIONS
Edited by Andrew S. Erickson and Ryan D. Marinson
Words of Wisdom
Beyond the Victory India Campaign Articles and Debates
Worldwide Web of Terror
The Hollow Kingdom: ISIS and the Cult of Jihad
A Case for Cooperation
AUGUST VOICES: INDIA-PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH CONFEDERATION
They Make a Desolation and Call it Peace
Himalaya: Adventures, Meditations, Life
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