India in Turmoil - Softcover

India in Turmoil provides an overview of the blurring of the line that divides external and internal security and the complications that have ensued. A first-hand account of the security operations in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and the North-East, it also provides a glimpse into the functioning of the highest levels of government and the glaring flaws in the country's current political system. Ved Marwah's personal observations, drawn from his own experiences, are supported by extensive research, resulting in a book that will be of interest to security experts, policy-makers and anyone interested in knowing more about contemporary India and its politics.

A former member of the Indian police service, Ved Marwah has had the unique distinction of serving in some of India's most troubled states, including Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeast, Punjab, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. He has been the governor of Manipur and Jharkhand with jurisdiction over Mizoram and Bihar, as well as an advisor to the government of Jammu and Kashmir and Bihar. He was a member of the internal security group of the first National Security Council Advisory Board, a special secretary of internal security in the Union Home Ministry, director-general of the National Security Guard, Commissioner of the Delhi police, joint secretary of the National Police Commission, first secretary of the High Commission of India and a deputy commissioner in Calcutta. He is currently an honorary professor at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi and chairman of the task force on national security and the criminal justice system. An internal security issues analyst and a well-known media figure, he is also the author of Uncivil Wars: Pathology of Terrorism in India.