The Khalistan conspiracy : a former R&AW officer unravels the path to 1984

The author, a former Special Secretary of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&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. The 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. Title Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements 1.Introduction 2.Canada and the Sikh Diaspora in the Late 1970s 3.Punjab in the Late 1970s and My Return to Headquarters 4.The Rise of Bhindranwale (1980–81) 5.Negotiated Solution: A Prolonged Charade? 6.Indira Gandhi’s 1982 US State Visit 7.A State of Controlled Chaos 8.My Third Visit to the US and Canada 9.The Aborted Heliborne Commando Operation 10.P.C. Alexander, R.N. Kao and B. Raman 11.Operation Blue Star 12.Indira Gandhi’s Assassination and the Anti-Sikh Pogrom 13.The Aftermath 14.The Way Forward Annexure I Annexure II Timeline Notes Photographic Inserts About the Book About the Author Copyright