Operation Black Thunder : An Eyewitness Account of Terrorism in Punjab

Operation Black Thunder : An Eyewitness Account of Terrorism in Punjab

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 356 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780761995968
  • DDC分類 954.552052

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This book is a first-hand account of the storming of Sikh's Golden Temple in Amritsar, by India's National Security Guard Commandos, code named Operation Black Thunder.Sarab Singh, a key office in Amritsar during the operation, witnessed most of the events and writes now to correct the often incomplete and inaccurate media and official releases of the time.

Contents

The Golden TempleIn the Eye of the StormThe Sikh Heritage and the Punjab ProblemThe Rajiv-Longowal AccordThe `Secret' Healing TouchS S Barnala's GovernmentThe Healing Touch ImpairedGovernor Ray's TenureThe Politics of the ClergyJanuary - March 1988The Killings IncreaseApril - May 1988Measures to End the KillingOperation Black ThunderThe Militants SurrenderTrial at MidnightRestoring the MaryadaDemoralisation Versus a Gun BattleThe SGPC's DilemmaJasbir Singh Rode's DismissalThe Corridor PlanJasbir Singh Rode ResurrectedPanchayat Elections PostponedMissed OpportunitiesThe Militants and the PoliceBetween the Two TerrorsThe National GamesA New Government at the CentreThe `Civil Face' of Governor Mukherjee's AdministrationGovernor Varma's Tenure1990The Killings ContinueGovernor Malhotra Takes ChargeAttempts to Restore DemocracyDelhi's Inconsistent Punjab PolicyElections by February 1992From President's Rule to an Elected GovernmentThe Return of DemocracyIn Retrospect