The year is 2014. A violent uprising has been instigated all across Tibet as Beijing moves to establish control while the Dalai Lama's health deteriorates further and questions on the future of the Tibetan leadership are raised. As Beijing pursues the rebels and their benefactors within India, both nations are plunged into a spiraling descent to war. Now each side must navigate their widely different paths to victory as vast armies on both sides wage all-out war in their bid to become the dominant power in Asia…
This book is dedicated to my father, Wing-Commander P. M. Ahuja, Indian Air Force (Retd.) my mother, Dr. Sulekha Ahuja and all the men and women in the Indian Armed Forces who willingly give their today so that we will have a tomorrow. Hopefully this book will a go a little way in helping people understand why and how they do, what they do.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the people at Bharat-Rakshak Forum, the readers of my blog and my friends who gave me the push and the drive needed to finish what I had started a long time ago.
ACCR — AIRBORNE COMMAND AND CONTROL REGIMENT
ACCCS — ARTILLERY COMBAT COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM
ADGES — AIR-DEFENSE GROUND ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM
AEW&C — AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL
AFARP — ARTILLERY FORWARD AREA REARMING POINT
ALG — ADVANCED LANDING GROUND
ALCM — AIR LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE
AMRAAM — Advanced MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE
APC — ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIER
ARC — AVIATION RESEARCH CENTER
AWACS — AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM
BARCAP — BARRIER COMBAT AIR PATROL
BMS — BATTLEFIELD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
CABS — CENTER FOR AIRBORNE SYSTEMS
CAP — COMBAT AIR PATROL
CAS — CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
CIC — COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER
CINC-WAC — COMMANDER IN CHIEF, WESTERN AIR COMMAND
CMC — CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION
COMINT — COMMUNICATIONS INTELLIGENCE
DCA — DEFENSIVE COUNTER AIR
DIPAC — DEFENSE IMAGERY PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS CENTER
DOD — DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
EO — ELECTRO-OPTICAL
ELINT — ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE
EW — ELECTRONIC WARFARE
FAC — FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER
FARP — FORWARD AREA REARMING POINT
FEBA — FORWARD EDGE OF THE BATTLEFIELD
FFAR — FOLDING FIN AERIAL ROCKET
GLCM — GROUND LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE
HAL — HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED
HAS — HARDENED AIRCRAFT SHELTER
HUD — HEADS UP DISPLAY
HUMINT — HUMAN INTELLIGENCE
IAF — INDIAN AIR FORCE
IASC — INDIAN AEROSPACE COMMAND
IB — INTELLIGENCE BUREAU
IMFS — INTEGRATED MULTI-FUNCTION SIGHT
IMTRAT — INDIAN MILITARY TRAINING TEAM
IR — INFRA-RED
ISR — INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLENCE, RECONNAISANCE
ISRO — INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION
JFB — JOINT FORCE BHUTAN
LCH — LIGHT COMBAT HELICOPTER
LOD — LINE OF DEPARTURE
MBRL — MULTI-BARREL ROCKET LAUNCHER
MBT — MAIN BATTLE TANK
MLRS — MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM
MOD — MINISTRY OF DEFENSE
MRAF — MILITARY REGION AIR FORCE
MSR — MAIN SUPPLY ROUTE
NCNA — NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY
OCA — OFFENSIVE COUNTER AIR
ORBAT — ORDER OF BATTLE
ORP — OPERATIONAL READINESS PLATFORM
PLA — PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY
PLAAF — PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY AIR FORCE
PLAN — PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY
POL — PASSAGE OF LINES
RAW — RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS WING
RWR — RADAR WARNING RECEIVER
SAMS — SURFACE TO AIR MISSILE SYSTEMS
SEAD — SUPRESSION OF ENEMY AIR DEFENSES
SFC — STRATEGIC FORCES COMMAND
SHORAD — SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE
SOCOM — SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND
SOFOR — STATUS OF FORCES
SPG — SPECIAL PROTECTION GROUP
TAR — TIBET AUTONOMOUS REGION
TEL — TRANSPORTER ERECTOR LAUNCHER
TI — THERMAL IMAGING
UAV — UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
WAC — WESTERN AIR COMMABD
WLR — WEAPON LOCATING RADAR
WSO — WEAPONS SYSTEM OPERATOR
“Pathfinder-Two to — One. Target sighted. Inbound and Jolly. Over”
“Pathfinder-One copies all. Stand-by.”
