Book excerpt: "Antim Sanskar-The Final Rites of a Terrorist State" is a geopolitical thriller, a work of fiction based on the current India-Pakistan toxic relationship.India has long been at the receiving end of Pakistan's "non-state actors" and their jihadi philosophy. This is not the India of 1947. This is a new India, one that will not keep quiet. It is time to take the war back to Pakistan.The response of the Indian state is based on the principles of Hindu Dharma, a calibrated response to avoid collateral damage, to avoid a protracted war, a response meticulously planned and extra-ordinary risks taken by a chosen few, to protect the rest.The book takes the reader on a journey through Baramulla, Srinagar, Delhi and across Pakistan.The story is a short, mainstream thriller, written in an easy-going, semi-formal style, an equal mix of story-telling and verifiable facts.