10 FLASHPOINTS, 20 YEARS NATIONAL SECURITY SITUATION

An insightful examination of
the challenges that have characterized Indian foreign policy in recent years
by one of our more thoughtful political figures  For India to grow, prosper and achieve its
true potential, it requires peace on its periphery. But this amity has eluded
it since 1947. The challenge from Pakistan and China, and now from the China–
Pakistan nexus, has not allowed India to break out of its neighbourhood’s
quagmire.  In the past two decades, the
challenges to India’s national security have only exacerbated both in
complexity and intensity. The seizure of Afghanistan by the Taliban and the
complete withdrawal of all the military forces of the United States and its
allies have opened up a security void creating a strategic vacuum in the
region. It would have profound implications not only for Pax Americana, but
for nations in the arc of turbulence.
10 Flashpoints; 20 Years looks back at the security situations that
have impacted India in the past two decades and dissects our responses—both
successes and failures—to them. Manish Tewari examines the tools and
processes of Indian statecraft defence, diplomacy and intelligence, and
weaves a veritable tapestry around the institutions and individuals that form
part of the country’s national security establishment. He also offers
suggestions on ways in which the national security doctrine can be reformed
to meet the demands of the twenty-first century’s regional and global
security environment.