Set against the volatile geopolitics of 2025–2026, Buddha’s Requiem follows Hari Vandra as he uncovers a deadly global network born from the shadows of the Soviet-Afghan war. What began as opium trafficking has evolved into a vast empire of designer drugs, corruption, and covert power stretching from the Golden Triangle to Central Asia. Triggered by a suspicious death in Brighton, Hari’s investigation pulls him into a ruthless world of intelligence agencies, cartels, and long-buried secrets where history is weaponised and every truth hides another lie.