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At dawn, a military transport aircraft sweeps over the Himalayas, heading for Tibet’s most notorious prison. Moments later, elite commandos parachute into Lhasa on a high-risk mission. Far out to the West, Pakistan launches a surprise attack on Indian soil. Within hours, the unthinkable happens: China, India, and Pakistan—three nuclear-armed Asian nations—are at war. As Pakistan strikes first, India retaliates with devastating force. China escalates with bombing raids. The United States prepares to intervene—until Russia delivers a chilling ultimatum: if America moves, Russia will strike.
From Washington to Beijing, from Kashmir to the South China Sea, Dragon Fire races through a geopolitical nightmare that could erupt tomorrow. Fast-paced, terrifyingly plausible, and deeply informed, this is a thriller ripped from the headlines—crafted by foreign correspondent Humphrey Hawksley, who brings decades of front line insight into the world’s most dangerous flashpoints.
The political and historical backdrop against which he writes is real. I commend this book to every Indian.
George Fernandez, Minister of Defence, India (1998 –2001)
An extremely clever and absorbing book which is both highly believable and downright disturbing John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor
Hawksley’s glimpse of what might lie ahead is chillingly and compellingly believable. Birmingham Post.
A frighteningly entertaining tale...compelling power of description. India Today
Uncomfortably accurate about the dangers facing Asia Indian Express
