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The New Arthashastra
For a country that has fought five wars and is hemmed in by nuclear - armed states, India surprisingly does not have a formally declared national security strategy. All the major powers of the world publish documents that spell out their national interests, identify their threats-political, economic, diplomatic or with regard to security-and draw up policies to deal with them. The absence of a similar doctrine makes India�s defence policy look ad hoc and creates the impression that the country is unprepared to realize its global ambitions. The New Arthashastra is a path - breaking attempt to recommend a national security strategy for India. It does the difficult groundwork for India�s political leaders and policymakers by bringing the best names-from within the community as well as from the armed forces and academia-to the ideating table. This collection of twenty essays covers a wide range of topics - Nuclear deterrence, defence spending, the domestic production of weapons and bracing for the wars of the future that will be fought in space and cyberspace. Most important, it presents a roadmap to address India�s chief concerns - Chinese assertiveness and Pakistan�s unrelenting proxy war. Informed by the expertise of analysts with inside-out knowledge of their domains, The New Arthashastra offers enduring and practical insights to strategists and lay readers alike. About the Author : Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd) is Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi and Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Wadhwani Chair, Washington, DC. He was Director, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi (January 2008�March 2012), the Indian Army�s think tank. He has co-founded two Delhi - based think tanks - Forum for Strategic Initiatives (FSI) and the South Asian Institute for Strategic Affairs (SAISA). Brigadier Kanwal commanded an infantry brigade in the high - altitude Gurez Sector on the LoC with Pakistan (Operation Parakram, 2001�03) in northern Kashmir and an artillery regiment in counter - insurgency operations in the Kashmir Valley (Operation Rakshak, 1993 - 94). He has served as Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Doctrine, Organization and Training) at HQ IDS, New Delhi, Director MO - 5 in the Directorate General of Military Operations at Army Headquarters (dealing with threat, strategy and force structure), United Nations Military Observer in UNTAG, Namibia, Brigade Major of an infantry brigade and Instructor-in-Gunnery at the School of Artillery, Devlali. He opted for voluntary retirement in 2003 and joined the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi, as Director, Security Studies and Senior Fellow. He has also served as Senior Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi and Senior Fellow, Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi. He has been a Visiting Research Scholar at the Cooperative Monitoring Centre (CMC), Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, United States and in other think tanks in London and Singapore. Brigadier Kanwal has authored several books - Nuclear Defence - Shaping the Arsenal, Indian Army - Vision 2020, Pakistan�s Proxy War, Heroes of Kargil, Kargil �99 - Blood, Guts and Firepower and Artillery - Honour and Glory. He has edited and co - edited many books on defence. He has contributed extensively to various journals and leading newspapers, including a column in the Statesman for over two years. He is a regular speaker at well - known international think tanks and military institutions.
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Time Was
When Liberty Stone drove recklessly round the remote mountain roads to get to the site of the plane crash, she wasn't sure what she'd find. Amazingly, the pilot was alivedazed and bleeding but still, he'd been lucky. She had no idea how lucky! Stranded in the present in a remote cabin with Libby, Caleb had three problems - He needed to find a way to return home, to tell Libby he is from the twenty-third century and, having lost his heart to her, how can he leave Libby behind?The most successful novelist on Planet Earth.Washington Post .A storyteller of immeasurable diversity and talent.Publisher's Weekly.
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A Murder in Gurgaon
Gurgaon, December 2014. A young event manager, an ex - cop's son, is murdered. Inspector Hawa Singh vows justice.
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Driven-The Virat Kohli Story
But even defied figures have to begin somewhere. His family didn't always have it good. His father, a criminal lawyer, succumbed to a celebral stroke when Virat was very young, depriving him of someone he calls his �biggest support' both on and off the field. The son paid his tribute to Prem Kohli in a way the older man himself would have applauded: Virat Kohli returned to the field to continue an innings a few hours after he lost him. �He was the one who drove me to practice every day,' the captain of the Indian cricket team recalls with his characteristic humility and grace. Widely read sports journalist Vijay Lokapally goes on to record happier times on the journey of Virat's rapid rise to international stardom, an account punctuated by little-known stories by his fellow players, coaches and intimates. At 28, he has already been the recipient of countless accolades � not the least of them being the Arjuna Award and the title of BCCI's �International Cricketer of the Year' for the 2011-12 and 2014-15 seasons. He was the ICC's �ODI Player of the Year' as early as in 2012. On a more commercial note, British journal SportsPro pronounced him the �second-most marketable athlete in the world' just two years later. But for the Run Machine, it's not about the money or fame, or the roar of the crowds, or that women of all ages vie for the wide-eyed attention of his extraordinary gaze. Few incidences have been reported of his open hearted altruism, his numerous charities for under-privileged children and his sheer pluck when the odds are against him. But what has not escaped the public eye is how this wizard of the willow and wicket wears his heavy mantle with such insouciant ease.
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How The Secret Changed My Life
Since the very first publication of The Secret a decade ago, Rhonda Byrne�s bestselling book has brought forth an explosion of real people sharing real stories of how their lives have miraculously changed for the better. How The Secret Changed My Life presents a selection of the most heartwarming and moving stories in one inspirational volume. Each story provides an authentic, real-life illustration of the pathway that leads to success in every area of life: money, health, relationships, love, family and career. The people in How The Secret Changed My Life show time and again that no one is excluded from living the life of their dreams.
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Love Bi The Way
Rihana is a painter who is trying to find inspiration in love. Zara is a businesswoman trying to make a niche for her company in a male-dominated world. Rihana is fire, Zara is ice; Rihana is openly sensual, while Zara is more cautious with her heart - they are opposites that attract. They are different people bound together by their house - �Cupid' - and their pet golden retriever, Tiger. As both of them navigate their fulfilling careers and try to leave behind troubled pasts, they find solace in each other. But Tiger's not the only male in their lives. Rihana finds herself a string of sexy men, while Zara emerges out of her shell and meets an actual prince who sweeps her off her feet. But can these relationships last? And what road will they take when love happens bi the way?
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One Indian Girl
Hi, I'm Radhika Mehta and I'm getting married this week. I work at Goldman Sachs, an investment bank. Thank you for reading my story. However, let me warn you. You may not like me too much. One, I make a lot of money. Two, I have an opinion on everything. Three, I have had a boyfriend before. Okay, maybe two. Now if I were a guy, you'd be cool with it. Since I am a girl, these things don't make me likeable, do they? Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat, writing for the first time in a female voice, brings to you One Indian Girl, the heart-warming story of a modern Indian girl.
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A House Without Windows
If Zeba had been a woman less ordinary, Kamal might have seen it coming � a gnawing feeling or at least a few hairs standing on end. But she gave him no warning, no reason to believe that she would be anything more than she had been for the last two decades. She was a loving wife, a patient mother, a peaceful villager. She did nothing to draw to attention to herself. But now, nothing would be ordinary again. Zeba, an ordinary Afghan housewife and mother of four, has been arrested for murder after her husband, Kamal is found brutally murdered with a hatchet in the courtyard of their home. Nearly catatonic with shock, Zeba is unable to account for her whereabouts when he met his end. Her children swear their mother couldn't have done it. Kamal's family is sure she did and demand justice. Barely escaping a vengeful mob, the ordinary Afghan housewife winds up in a women's prison awaiting trial. There she meets a group of other women whose paths have led them to the same bleak cells - 18 Year old Nafisa, caught sharing a meal with a teenage boy,imprisoned to protect her from the ""honor killing"" her father demands, 25 year old Latifa, a teen runaway in a leather jacket who first landed in prison for vagrancy but has stayed because it offers better shelter than the world outside, 20 year old Mezghan, pregnant with her lover's child, awaiting a court order that will force him to marry her. The younger women all wonder if Zeba really is a cold - blooded killer, or if her husband somehow deserved his fate, or if, like them, she's been imprisoned for transgressing some rule of society without actually breaking a law. For them, prison is as much a haven as a punishment and the sisterhood they form inside is as lively and unexpected as the world outside is harsh and unforgiving. Yusuf is the lawyer assigned to represent Zeba. Born in Kabul, his family fled Afghanistan when he was 11, eventually landing in Queens, where he worked his way through college and then law school. A passion for human rights and a desire to help his beloved homeland, sends him back to Afghanistan, hoping to help patch together a functioning legal system after the fall of the Taliban. Now the fate of an accused murderer - A seemingly ordinary housewife is in his hands and Yusuf is discovering that, like the Afghanistan he thought he knew, Zeba and her story may not be at all what he expected.