Experience over sixty-six years of independence reveals that India has failed when confronted with challenges to national security, external or internal. The challenges have been comprehensive, but the response consistently amateurish. Why, asks Jaswant Singh. Is it on account of conceptual fault lines or fractures in governance? Both, says Jaswant Singh, ably laying bare the challenges, responses and the consequences of failing to reach the goal of credible defence and security in independent India. Having directly handled the responsibility of managing a whole series of security-related challenges, Jaswant Singh provides a uniquely informed and illuminating analysis of the major challenges that India has faced over the last sixty-six years: The conflicts, the issues and the consequences that remain with us today. How does it look in the first quarter of the 21st century?

Interesting Facts about the Book:
Written by member of parliament Jaswant Singh, this book details and sheds light on several events that took place during his appointments as minister of external affairs and minister of defence.
This book takes an insightful look at key events in the history of India: The Indo China War, Indo-Pak war, Kargil, the Emergency, etc and their significance in Indian policy and polity.
Jaswant Singh puts forth his opinion on crucial factors that will shape India this century, from combating terrorism to a policy of non-proliferation, from clear governance to diplomatic relations.
Illuminating and persuasive, this book will appeal to those interested in politics and governance.