R. K. Sawhney

Gebundenes Buch

Afghanistan: Through the Fog of Instability

Beschreibung

Afghanistan is a country that has seen more devastation than prosperity, especially in the last 20 years. The resurgence of the Taliban and its cat-and-mouse game with the West has brought the once lively nation on the brink of starvation and decline. And it's not just the story of the present times. Even in the early nineteenth century-be it th...

Autor

Lt Gen. R.K. Sawhney retired as the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff. He is a post-graduate in Defence from the Royal College of Defence Studies, London, prior to which he attended the Defence Services Staff College at Wellington and Long Defence Service Management Course at the College of Defence Management, India. During the Army service of approximately 40 years, he has held important positions in staff and command of different combat units and field formations. He was involved in the conceptual development of strategies at senior levels as the director of Military Intelligence and was subsequently responsible for the overall coordination of the deployment of Indian Army troops at various UN missions as the deputy chief of Army Staff. Post retirement, he was deputed by the Government of India to monitor the situation in Afghanistan, a country which he has visited many times since 2002. He is presently a Senior Fellow and Center Head for National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies and Internal Security Studies in Vivekananda International Foundation, an important think tank in New Delhi, comprising retired senior officers of Armed Forces, diplomats, intelligence officers and civil servants.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Repro India Limited
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9789357020657
• ISBN-10: 9357020659
• Artikelnr.: 67613983