A powerful voice on national security fell silent on 4 Aug 2013 when Air Cmde. (Retd.) Jasjit Singh, recipient of Padma Bhushan for a lifetime’s contribution to national security passed away. Many have mourned his loss at a time when India stares at an unpredictable world fraught with new faultlines and challenges. But, Singh was used to having the ‘last word’. He may have succeeded yet again with one of his last writings. The book, India’s Security in a Turbulent World provides a discerning study of India’s complex security environment and offers pointers on how the country should chart its course.
March 2014, volume 38, No 3