Jaswant Singh
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This book makes an analytical study of the various aspects of Lubanas’ life in Punjab in historical perspective. Tracing the origin of the Lubanas, it discusses at length their traditional occupations, their role in the history of Punjab and their condition in the pre-British Punjab.
Further describing their settlement in different districts and States of Punjab, and their migration to canal colonies and urban centres, it deals with the changes in their ...
An incisive book on post-Independence India and its future. 'A treasure house of views and opinions on all relevant matters that concern our national security needs' - Marshal of the Indian Air Force, Arjan Singh. 'I recommend this strongly for those who wish to understand a major and vital strand of thinking that will influence Indian policies for years to come' - Stephen Cohen. Experience over sixty-six years of independence reveals that India has failed when ...
The partition of India, 1947, some call it vivisection as Gandhi had, has without doubt been the most wounding trauma of the twentieth century. It has seared the psyche of four plus generations of this subcontinent. Why did this partition take place at all? Who was/is responsible -- Jinnah? The Congress party? Or the British? Jaswant Singh attempts to find an answer, his answer, for there can perhaps not be a definitive answer, yet the author searches. ...
As the first 50 years of Indian independence come to an end Defending India by Jaswant Singh, a prominent figure in India's public life, attempts to comprehensively analyse the management of the security challenges faced by the country during the last half century. This is the first time that a senior political figure of India has tackled this challenging theme. Jaswant Singh traces the origins of Indian strategic culture, its civilizational and cultural roots ...
A Call to Honour: In Service of Emergent India is an evocative account about a crucial period in India's history. After the passing of the Nehruvian era of conservative socialism and non-alignment in international relations, India went on to redefine its character and goals in accordance with the demands of a post Cold War world. The BJP-led NDA Government responded to all these issues with a dream for India and a clear vision. As Union Minister of Defence, ...
Beyond the Amu Darya lies the “crucible of mankindâ€, as the author graphically terms the Central Asian region, inhabited by the Turkmen, the Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik and the Khirghiz; recounted in nineteenth century European travelogues as Transoxiana, or beyond the Oxus. This is the wellspring of those irresistible forces which and built an empire in our country and also knocked on the gates of Christendom in Vienna. The rugged geography of the region, its ...