The Siege Of Warwan - A Novel

The Siege Of Warwan - A Novel
Author: G. D. Bakshi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2015-07-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9351360423

An action-packed war novel from a combat veteran Warwan, a remote, snowbound valley in Kashmir, has become a coveted base area of jihadi militants because of its strategic location. Its inhabitants have been brutalized by years of aggression. Fighting against this wave of terrorist incursions is a lone Indian Army outpost headed by the young, idealistic and gutsy Major Dushyant 'Dusty' Bharadwaj of the Rashtriya Rifles. Struggling to win over the hostile locals, Dusty meets the beautiful Ayesha, a doctor with a troubled past-a woman symbolic of the beautiful but ravaged Kashmir. While Dusty wages battle against various terrorist cells, Ayesha fights her own demons-the grief of her lover abandoning her to join the jihad and the longing that still haunts her. Their paths cross as Dusty rescues Ayesha from the savage and demonic terrorist Kari Hanzala. But that rescue sparks off a chain of reactions that threatens to devastate the entire valley of Warwan and leads to a spellbinding climax. Dramatic and intense, this is India's first serious war novel from an ex-Indian Army officer with wide-ranging and first-hand experience of live combat. The Siege of Warwan is both sensitive and action-packed, and shows a deep awareness of the human tragedy behind every war.

Maelstrom Rising

Maelstrom Rising
Author: G. D. Bakshi
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2016-01-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9351772438

From a veteran of the army's counter-terrorist operations, an action-packed sequel to The Siege of Warwan 'All contact with flight AI-376 from Kuala Lumpur to New Delhi has been lost since 0140 hours.' Colonel Dusty Bharadwaj of the Special Forces is waiting for Dr Ayesha Mir, whom he first met while serving in Kashmir, when news breaks that the aircraft she is travelling on has disappeared. Ayesha, as deadly as she is ravishing, had once killed a Pakistani terrorist commander and helped Dusty's team eliminate a number of militants in the Warwan Valley. If the plane has been hijacked, Dusty fears she will not be spared.Even as the mystery of the missing jetliner deepens, Dusty is summoned by the national security advisor and sent on a secret mission to the Maldives. If rogue elements in the military in cahoots with the ISIS take over, the coup brewing in the island nation can be devastating for India. But what Dusty stumbles upon is much more menacing: the missing aircraft and a plot to wipe out Mumbai.

The Sociology of Science Fiction

The Sociology of Science Fiction
Author: Brian M. Stableford
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 194
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 089370265X

Well-known critic Brian Stableford, a former professor at the University of Reading, contributes "a fascinating and valuable attempt to grapple with the questions of why SF authors write what they write, and why SF readers like what they like"-Interzone. Contents: Introduction; Approaches to the Sociology of Literature; The Analysis of Communicative Functions; The Evolution of Science Fiction as a Publishing Category; The Expectations of the Science Fiction Reader; Themes and Trends in Science Fiction; and Conclusion: The Communicative Functions of Science Fiction. Complete with Notes and References, Bibliography, and Index.

Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State

Biodiversity of the Himalaya: Jammu and Kashmir State
Author: Ghulam Hassan Dar
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 1096
Release: 2020-02-26
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9813291745

The Himalaya, a global biodiversity hotspot, sustains about one-fifth of the humankind. Nestled within the north-western mountain ranges of the Himalaya, the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) State harbours more than half of the biodiversity found in the Indian Himalaya. The wide expanse of State, spread across the subtropical Jammu, through the temperate Kashmir valley, to the cold arid Ladakh, is typical representative of the extensive elevational and topographical diversity encountered in the entire Himalaya. This book, the most comprehensive and updated synthesis ever made available on biodiversity of the J&K State, is a valuable addition to the biodiversity literature with global and regional relevance. The book, arranged into 7 parts, comprises of 42 chapters contributed by 87 researchers, each of whom is an expert in his/her own field of research. The precious baseline data contained in the book would form the foundation for assessing current status of knowledge about the bioresources, identify the knowledge gaps, and help prioritization of conservation strategies to steer the sustainable use of biodiversity in this Himalayan region. Given the breadth of topics covered under the banner of biodiversity in this book, it can surely serve as a model for documentation of biodiversity in other regions of the world. The book will be of immense value to all those who, directly or indirectly, have to deal with biodiversity, including students, teachers, researchers, naturalists, environmentalists, resource managers, planners, government agencies, NGOs and the general public at large.

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C.

Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C.
Author: Depinder Singh
Publisher: Virago Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This Is The Approved Biography Of Sam By His Military Assistant Is A With Special Emphasis On His Term As The Chief Of Army Staff. It Is A Charming Account Of The Clarity Of Thought, The Undaunting Ideology And Professionalism, Easy Demeanour And Fantastic Sense Of Humour Of A Man Dedicated To The Task Of Soldiering With Dignity.

The Eagle's Talons

The Eagle's Talons
Author: Dennis M. Drew
Publisher:
Total Pages: 445
Release: 1988-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781585660254

Amerikanske Revolution; Amerikanske Borgerkrig; Første verdenskrig; Anden Verdenskrig; Koreakrigen; Vietnamkrigen; Krigen mod Mexico; Spansk-amerikanske krig;

Kishtwar Cauldron

Kishtwar Cauldron
Author: G. D. Bakshi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: India
ISBN: 9788182747364

Offers an explosive and insightful account of Pakistan's Proxy War in J&K in general and the Counter-Terrorist (CT) operations in the grim and forbidding killing fields of Kishtwar, in particular. The author draws on his extensive combat experience. By turns racy and analytical, this is an unputdownable book.

1971

1971
Author: G. D. Bakshi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2018
Genre: Bangladesh
ISBN: 9789387324213

The Zero-Cost Mission/The Wily Agent

The Zero-Cost Mission/The Wily Agent
Author: Amar Bhushan
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2018-06-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9352779045

In The Zero-Cost Mission, India's relations with Bangladesh are undermined by the activities of the Jamaat-e-Islami, whose camps and facilities are being used to help Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, which sends its agents to carry out acts of terror in India. Vijay Shukla, in charge of Bangladesh operations at India's external intelligence agency, has a plan - a daring one, and one that requires utmost secrecy, lest word gets out that India is interfering in Bangladesh's internal affairs. Only a certain type of operative can be entrusted with its execution. One with remarkable operational abilities, a taste for challenges and a certain disregard for authority. Vijay Shukla assigns Sujal Rath to orchestrate the destruction of several Jamaat facilities deep within Bangladesh, pulling off a mission that not only seems impossible but which runs the risk of being derailed by the agency itself.Soon to be a major motion picture by Vishal Bhardwaj, this double-bill of pacey thrillers highlighting the exploits of India's intelligence agency will have your pulse racing.The Wily Agent details the pitfalls of gathering intelligence in a foreign country, a delicate and complex business. A good source, however, can make the risks worthwhile. So, when Jeevnathan, head of the Dhaka unit of India's external intelligence agency, is introduced to 'Rehman', he decides to test him to determine if he has the potential to become a valuable long-term asset. As an employee of the Bangladesh Foreign Office, Rehman is well placed to gather sensitive information that would be of great interest to India. Rehman proves to be a hard nut to crack, taking his handlers on a rollercoaster ride through the murky world of intelligence gathering, keeping them on edge, testing their operational skill and nerves as they all play the high-stakes game of espionage.Soon to be a major motion picture by Vishal Bhardwaj, this double-bill of pacey thrillers highlighting the exploits of India's intelligence agency will have your pulse racing.