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Rahul Pandita è un autore e giornalista indiano, rinomato per il suo esteso lavoro di corrispondente di guerra in regioni dilaniate dal conflitto come l'Iraq e lo Sri Lanka. Negli ultimi anni, la sua attenzione si è spostata sul movimento maoista nel Corridoio Rosso dell'India e sulla cronaca dal nord-est del paese. La scrittura di Pandita scava nelle profonde complessità dei conflitti politici e sociali, dissezionandone le origini e l'impatto sulla vita della gente comune. La sua prosa è caratterizzata da un'intensità cruda e da una ricerca incessante della verità oltre le narrazioni ufficiali, offrendo ai lettori uno sguardo penetrante su realtà difficili.
Focusing on the Maoist movement in Central India, the book reveals how a small group of revolutionaries established a formidable force in Bastar starting in 1980, now recognized as a major internal security challenge for India. It explores the socio-political conditions that allowed the movement to thrive across ten states, detailing the experiences of both Maoist guerrillas and the Adivasi tribes in the affected regions. Through extensive interviews with key Maoist leaders and in-depth field research, the narrative combines personal stories with critical analysis of the conflict.
Inside the world of the jaish-e-mohammed – from the Parliament attack to the Pulwama bombing in February 2019 One of the worst terror attacks on India takes place in Pulwama in Kashmir. Forty Indian soldiers are dead. But when the NIA probes the bombing they hit one dead end after another. Who were the actual masterminds of this audacious strike? It seemed impossible to find out. In this thrilling and deeply reported book, The award-winning author and journalist Rahul Pandita tells the story of how a team of extraordinary NIA sleuths cracks the case one jigsaw piece at a time. Against all odds, they manage to connect the dots between a seemingly routine troublemaker put in preventive detention at the time of the abrogation of article 370, a mobile phone full of lustful messages recovered after an encounter that killed a terrorist and the pulwama attack itself. The sinister roots of the strike, they would discover, are several decades deep and can be traced to one man – Masood Azhar – and the empire of terror he created in Kashmir. In this book we enter the terrifying world of radical Islamists and secret militant operations, of intelligence agencies and elite counterterrorism units. With never-before-published details about the Pulwama case, the resultant Balakot strike and the arcane world of terror groups, this is one of the most significant works on Kashmir and terrorism in recent times.
The narrative delves into the origins of a strike, revealing its deep-seated connections to Masood Azhar and his extensive network of terror in Kashmir. The exploration uncovers how Azhar's influence has shaped decades of conflict and unrest, providing a chilling backdrop to the events that unfold. Through this lens, the book examines the intricate ties between individual actions and broader societal impacts, shedding light on the complexities of terrorism in the region.
