The Khalistan Conspiracy, G.B.S. Sidhu
The Khalistan Conspiracy, G.B.S. Sidhu
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The Khalistan Conspiracy
A Former R&AW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984

Author: G.B.S. Sidhu

Narrator: Adwait Karambelkar

Unabridged: 9 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/21/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The author, a former Special Secretary of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) of the Cabinet Secretariat, 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.The narrative moves from Punjab to Canada, the US, Europe and Delhi, looking to sift the truth from 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.

About G.B.S. Sidhu

After twenty-six years in the R&AW, G.B.S. Sidhu retired as special secretary in the R&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&AW station at Gangtok.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pranav on February 11, 2021

An important read, not necessarily for the authors revelations, but more so for the realisation and reflection that India failed her citizens. The author takes us back to the decade of the late 70s and the early 80s and connects the dots so that the reader may understand the chain of events which le......more

Goodreads review by Sanjay on December 30, 2020

This is an account of the genesis of the Khalistan Problem from inception in late 70’s till 1984 and its impact thereafter. The author’s account is an interesting and absorbing one. I guess that the truth will lie somewhere in between - among all the narratives that I have read and heard about inclu......more

Goodreads review by Gurkirpal Singh Maangat on November 03, 2020

A true account of events that destroyed Punjab......more

Goodreads review by Bhagat on March 22, 2024

A major thing I want to point out before writing the rest of my review is that there are very major and crucial discrepancies between the audiobook published on audible and the text within the book itself. It happens throughout the book and leads to very disappointing portrayal of what happened in I......more

Goodreads review by Shivangi on August 15, 2022

A strong 4.7 ⭐ read! 𝙆𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣. 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧. 𝘽𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙚. 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙈 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙂𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙝𝙞. 𝙍𝙞𝙤𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 1984. I am sure most of us have heard about these incidents and I am sure a lot of us are aware of the blood shed that happened in 1984 pogrom. Yes, 𝙋𝙊𝙂𝙍𝙊𝙈! Google defines pogrom as: " 𝘱𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘢......more