India’s Military Conflicts and Diplomacy: An Inside View of Decision-making, by General V.P. Malik, Noida: Harper Collins
Gautam Sen is a retired IDAS officer who has served in senior positions at the Centre and in a north-east State Government. read more
Volume:8
Issue:2
Review Essay
The book is a good example of chorological tabulation through a method of historical narrative of events of significant strategic decision making in the military history of post-independent India. General V.P. Malik had a ringside view as a person who participated in those events—from his early career when he was posted as a general staff officer Grade 1 in the military wing of the Cabinet Secretariat1 to his subsequent role as the Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) from 1 October 1997 to 30 September 2000, during which he was also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CoSC) for two years.2
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