A Soldier's General-An Autobiography by Singh, General (Retd.) J. J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Dedication Contents Preface Part I: Ancestry and Early Life

1: A Family Military Tradition 2: Bonds of Blood with the ‘Mahrattas’ 3: The Spirit of a Warrior 4: Impact of Second World War and Partition 5: Growing Up in Army Cantonments

Part II: Cadet to a Colonel

6: The Cradle 7: Regimental Soldiering 8: Sharpening the Cutting Edge 9: The Crucible: Command of the Battalion 10: Military Attaché in Algeria

Part III: Flag Rank: From One Star to C-in-C

11: Brigade Commander: Containing the Fire 12: Operation Mousetrap 13: Death Sentence to Brigadier ‘Shaitan Singh’ 14: Gateway to the Top 15: Masterminding Operations 16: Stand-off in Siachen 17: Kargil: The Pakistani Misadventure 18: Command of Strike Corps and Exercise Poorna Vijay 19: Colonel of the Regiment 20: Attack on Parliament and Operation Parakram 21: Army Commander: The Penultimate Rung

Part IV: The Pinnacle

22: ‘Jangi Laat’: Becoming the Army Chief 23: The Security Perspective 24: Internal Security and Countering Terrorism 25: Chief of Defence Staff: The Way Forward 26: The Nuclear Dimension 27: Snow Tsunami and Earthquake in Kashmir 28: Defence Diplomacy and Neighbourhood 29: Preparing for the Future 30: Leadership and Command Experience 31: The Man behind the Machine 32: Sports and Adventure Activities 33: Adieu 34: Musharraf and I

Part V: Governor of Arunachal Pradesh

35: The Second Innings 36: A Proactive Approach 37: Development of Northeast and ‘Look East’ Policy 38: Upliftment of Rural Areas and Tourism 39: Captives of Geography 40: A New Dawn

Part VI: Reflections

41: A View from the Verandah

Appendices Acknowledgements About the Author Praise Credits Copyright