When The Cobra STRIKES....! - Henry Jesuadian

. .

Résumé :
Set in the near future, an assertive Indian government is determined to regain territories lost to the Peoples' Republic of China after the disastrous 1962 Sino-Indian war and subsequent Chinese intrusions. Tibet is to be liberated as well, to right an old wrong. To this end, a young Tibetan woman, a student from the Tibetan diaspora in India is recruited and trained in espionage by India's premier spy agency to infiltrate her ancestral homeland to gather humint on Chinese activity along the Line of Actual Control between the two sides which would back up data gathered by India's spy satellites and other electronic methods. Discovering some shocking information, the novice spy makes it back after a harrowing experience with news that alarms New Delhi. She is tasked with returning on an even more dangerous assignment which, if successful, would result in Tibet's freedom and the return of Indian land. She is eager to comply, for not only is her heart with her ancestral homeland but also with a young Tibetan resistance leader!

Biographie:
Born in India in 1940, educated at a British oil company school in Iran and then at high school in India, the author was unable, due to parental objection, to continue a career in the Indian Air Force, for which he retained a life-long admiration. (The paternal objection was ironic - father was in Indian Army in WWI, and two uncles in WWII) Working in an industrial organization, he wrote a humorous play for his company's social club which garnered some acclaim and then won a State award for a paper on Industrial Relations in Industry. He gained some flying experience in gliders to satisfy his love of flying. He also gained a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. (Used to counsel Indian Army friends traumatized in 1962 Sino-Indian War and 1965 Indo-Pak War) Migrating to Australia in 1973, was soon involved in writing rebuttals of anti-Indian bias in local defence magazines such as the Pacific Defence Reporter, and international news magazines like Asiaweek and Far Eastern Economic Review and others, most of which were published. He was a prominent member of many professional and social clubs and associations. Currently a member of the Old Boys' Association of Bishop Cotton Boy's School Bangalore, and a permanent guest of the IAF Retirees Group in Sydney Australia. Retained friendships with many classmates and friends in Indian military, including two retired Vice Chiefs of Air Staff IAF. A keen reader and collector of books, with an interest in humour, aviation and Indian military history His first book, written after retirement in 2008 as a Forensic Accountant, was titled Himalayan Eagle - The Story of the Indian Air Force which was published in India in January 2018. The research for that book led to the writing of a follow-on about the warrior spirit of India. Ashoka's Lions - The Warrior Spirit of India is the result. He is married, with two children and five grandchildren and currently resides in Sydney, Australia....

Sommaire:
Set in the near future, an assertive Indian government is determined to regain territories lost to the Peoples' Republic of China after the disastrous 1962 Sino-Indian war and subsequent Chinese intrusions. Tibet is to be liberated as well, to right an old wrong. To this end, a young Tibetan woman, a student from the Tibetan diaspora in India is recruited and trained in espionage by India's premier spy agency to infiltrate her ancestral homeland to gather humint on Chinese activity along the Line of Actual Control between the two sides which would back up data gathered by India's spy satellites and other electronic methods. Discovering some shocking information, the novice spy makes it back after a harrowing experience with news that alarms New Delhi. She is tasked with returning on an even more dangerous assignment which, if successful, would result in Tibet's freedom and the return of Indian land. She is eager to comply, for not only is her heart with her ancestral homeland but also with a young Tibetan resistance leader!...