Probal DasGupta

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Author, India

Probal DasGupta is an author, columnist and business leader. He is the author of Watershed 1967: India’s Forgotten Victory Over China. Watershed 1967 figured in The Asian Age’s bestsellers list, select lists of recommended books in Times of India and The Hindu, in a BBC film and was picked as Hindustan Times Editor’s choice.

Probal is an alumnus of Columbia University (New York) and Mumbai University . He is a columnist for FirstPost and his writings on military history and international affairs feature in global and Indian media. A former Indian army officer, Probal is now a business leader and heads up a multinational consultancy firm.

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Battlefronts

13th November
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Launch of Pravin Sawhney’s The Last War, followed by a discussion on the testy relationship between India and China
Manoj Joshi, Pravin Sawhney
Chair: Probal DasGupta

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Manoj Joshi, Pravin Sawhney, Probal DasGupta

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