It is rare for a senior political leader to write on national security. But Manish Tewari does this admirably, with his political acumen especially on display while discussing civil-military tensions. His book is essential reading for those of us trying to understand Indian political thinking on national security issues.
Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Senior Fellow for South Asia, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

In this important volume, Manish Tewari invites us to reflect on some of the crucial national security challenges that continue to limit the realization of India’s full potential at home and abroad. Tewari’s rich insights are based on a discussion of 10 major recent developments—from the 1998 nuclear weapon tests to the 2019 reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir—and provide a strong basis for a vigorous discussion of India’s unfinished agenda of national security reform.
C. Raja Mohan, Director, Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore

Manish Tewari’s thoughtful reflections on two decades of national security challenges offer hope that India will master the tests that confront it in its neighbourhood and beyond—provided it sustains a peaceful society at home and engages with confidence abroad.
Ashley J. Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

With clarity of analysis and strength of argument, Manish Tewari’s 10 Flashpoints; 20 Years delves into the policies and actions at the heart of the most politically charged events of our time, from the rise of China to the abrogation of Article 370.
Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Manish Tewari
is a Lawyer and a Member of Parliament representing Sri Anandpur Sahib in Punjab in the 17th Lok Sabha. He earlier represented the Ludhiana Parliamentary Constituency in Punjab in the 15th Lok Sabha. He served as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. He was the Spokesperson of the Cabinet and the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government.

He was a Permanent/Special Invitee to the Union Cabinet as well as a Member of various Cabinet Committees such as Economic Affairs, Investment Parliamentary Affairs and numerous Empowered Groups of Ministers.

He is currently the Senior National Spokesperson of the Indian National Congress (INC). He has been the Spokesperson of the Indian National Congress for the past 12 years—2008 onwards and General Secretary of its Foreign Affairs Department.

Tewari served as a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the South Asia Centre of the Atlantic Council—a Washington DC-based think tank. He also served as an Honorary Advisor to the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). He has served on the Standing Committees of Law & Justice, Defense & Foreign Affairs and the Joint Parliamentary Committee that examined the Issues pertaining to the Telecom during from 1994–2009 as well as the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Defense.

He currently serves on the Standing Committee of Finance & Joint Committee of Parliament examining the Data Protection Bill as well as the Parliamentary Consultative Committee of Defense.

He has authored three books:
Decoding a Decade: The Politics of Policymaking, Fables of Fractured Times and Tidings of Troubled Times.