In May 2025, a sophisticated terrorist attack kills twenty-three Hindu pilgrims in Kashmir, triggering the most dangerous nuclear crisis since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Wing Commander Arjun Singh leads precision strikes into Pakistani territory, expecting technological superiority. Instead, his advanced Rafale fighter is systematically defeated by Pakistani electronic warfare capabilities that approach those of major powers. When his wingman is shot down and captured, the world realizes that decades of strategic assumptions about South Asian military balance are obsolete.
As both nuclear powers mobilize their forces, President Donald Trump finds himself racing against time to prevent catastrophe. The dream that had shown him mushroom clouds over Kashmir and radiation-poisoned children, drives his most urgent diplomatic intervention. Through unprecedented personal diplomacy, economic leverage, and recognition of new technological realities, he must convince two proud nuclear powers to step back from the brink while fundamentally revising how strategic competition works in an era of rapid technological change.
"The Last Game" combines authentic military technology, realistic crisis escalation, and high-stakes diplomacy to explore how quickly regional conflicts can threaten global civilization.
Comparable to Tom Clancy's political thrillers but focused on contemporary South Asian dynamics. The other difference is that this really happened, almost this way.
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Alok Asthana
Col Alok Asthana retired after service in 4/4 GR, 8 RR (the unit he raised), the Infantry School, and the Senior Command Wing of the Army War College. An established authority on counter-insurgency, he is the author of nine other books about general leadership, military, ethics and philosophy. He is a strategic and analytical thinker.
He has researched the conflict between India and Pakistan of 2025 deeply and produced several books on the topic, each for a specific type of reader. This one is for the general reader who enjoys fast-moving thrillers that also contain a lot of truths.
His other books are - Handing down Battle-Tested Leadership, Alok's Field Guide on Leadership - 42 Techniques from the War room to the Board room, The Red Pill on India and Indian Army, The 7 Fault Lines of the Indian Army, Op Sindoor - Force multipliers and dividers, Strategic Leverage, Reclaim your democracy, Beat Chronic Diseases, and The Geometry of Wildflowers.
He stays at Thane and can be contacted at alok.asthana@gmail.com
