Author: Sami Ahmad Khan
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
ISBN : 978-81-291-1987-2
The author, Sami Ahmad Khan, I must say comes close to being the Tom Clancy of India, with his knowledge of the defence establishment, the latest developments in arms and ammunitions and the missile programmes of India..
This book, Red Jihad, encompasses the military might of India, the Chinese belligerence, the POK, the Kashmir issue, the covert Pak intrusion and extremism, the internal politics of Pakistan, the Left and the Naxalite problem in India, alongwith the lawlessness in politics.
So, the backdrop of the story is pretty vast. Story starts with a covert understanding between the Lashkar operatives and the Naxals. A common task force, between them is trained by Chinese operatives. This task force captures India’s most ambitious missile project set in a base in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. From there the terrorists unleash a missile. The missile hits Pakistan. Pakistan declares war on India. India also reels under political indecisiveness, and eventually is engulfed by a military coup. Pakistan is on the verge of unleashing Nuclear war.
Will the India Pakistan war be averted? How will the war in within Pakistan react to it? How will India react to a military coup?
And what is the twist in the tale with the Indo-Pak joint operation looking for a international terrorist in International waters, where Chinese submarines are lurking.
An interesting war story.
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