Politico-Military Strategy of the Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780367322687)

Guru Saday Batabyal is an alumnus of War College and a graduate of the prestigious Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, India. He earned his PhD from Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India. As a Colonel, he commanded the 2nd battalion of the 4th Gorkha Rifles with distinction and led the first Indian contingent in United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in 1998-99. In 2003, he was selected to represent India in a conflict resolution and peace building project held under the aegis of the United Nations. From 2006 to 2015, he served as the CEO and Executive Director of various companies under Birla and DCPL Group. In addition to authoring a book chapter on pandemics, he has published numerous articles on various aspects of the construction of Pakistan and the emergence of Bangladesh. A compelling speaker, he is regularly invited to deliver talks on topics covering modern history of South Asia, geo-politics, conflict, and development. Currently, he is visiting faculty at North Bengal University, India and is working on his second book.