Great Game of Destiny - Bob Butalia - Bog

Dugra, an unwed mother of three, catapults into the Indian prime minister's seat on the assassination of her predecessor. Her decisive leadership threatens the vital interests of China and Pakistan
On instigation by Chinese Intelligence, Syed Ali former superstar of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence put to pasture by CIA threats, to cut off military aid to Pakistan, is pulled out of a romantic tryst in Thailand. The aim to target Dugra.
Jamila, a rich Indian widow, is ensnared by the guile of Syed Ali in a meeting in Dubai as cover to operate freely in India.
Three friends - Tony, a Christian, Amir, a Muslim and Dilip, a Hindu, orphaned in their teens adopt Dugra as their mother when their parents are killed. They later join the armed forces of India.
All this and more. In the third book of the Destiny Trilogy, as war clouds loom over China, India and Pakistan; India is caught on the backfoot and the US watches helplessly as it is preempted from the action.The destinies of Dugra and Syed Ali are enmeshed in a vice-like grip in the backdrop of a complex mesh of romance, deceit, betrayal, political skullduggery and rampant terror and military action.