Some books seem fit for screen adaptation. Bringing theCheetah Back to India is one of them as it has all the elements of a gripping political thriller: high-stakes diplomacy, bureaucratic hurdles, ecological ambition, international negotiations, swings between frustration and triumph, and, at its heart, one of the world’s most charismatic animals.Former diplomat Prashant Agrawal transforms Project Cheetah into an engrossing narrative that reads like a fast-paced thriller. Written from the perspective of India’s former High Commissioner to Namibia, the book offers an insider’s account of how diplomacy and conservation came together to bring the cheetah back to India after an…