{"product_id":"the-khalistan-conspiracy-a-former-r-aw-officer-unravels-the-path-to-1984-hardcover","title":"The Khalistan Conspiracy: A Former R\u0026aw Officer Unravels the Path to 1984 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eG. Sidhu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author, a former Special Secretary of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R\u0026amp;AW), examines a series of interconnected events that led to the rise of the Khalistan movement, Operation Blue Star, the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984 and the anti-Sikh violence unleashed thereafter. With a timeline that moves from seven years before to a decade after 1984, the book strives to answer critical questions that continue to linger till today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrative moves from Punjab to Canada, the US, Europe and Delhi, looking to sift the truth from the political obfuscation and opportunism, examining the role that the ruling party allegedly played, and the heart-rending violence that devoured thousands of innocent lives in its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter twenty-six years in the R\u0026amp;AW, \u003cb\u003eG.B.S. Sidhu\u003c\/b\u003e retired as special secretary in the R\u0026amp;AW in 1998. His book Sikkim: Dawn of Democracy (2018) talks about his role in the state's 1975 merger with India, when he was head of the R\u0026amp;AW station at Gangtok.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50350835990765,"sku":"9789390327720","price":26.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/8vYxy-4a7z9789390327720.webp?v=1785277336","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-khalistan-conspiracy-a-former-r-aw-officer-unravels-the-path-to-1984-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}