Tony Joseph’s 'Early Indians' is a lucid and important work on the earliest Indians.
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Reviews and essays on books.
Deepshikha Shahi’s philosophical-literary study of the Arthashastra lays the foundation for a new era in global IR theory.
Indian Nuclear Policy strikes a fine balance between depth and the number of subjects that crop up in India’s nuclear history
A chapter from a recent book examines the dynamics of the Uri strikes.
Kaushik Basu's new book uses game theory to explore why some laws are obeyed while others are flouted.
Crossing the Bay of Bengal uses the sea as a lens to study nationalism and migration. It paves the path for new approaches to political phenomena.
Michael Lewis' latest book, The Fifth Risk, is a riveting read about how the Trump Administration took control of the government.
Sulman Wasif Khan's Haunted by Chaos provides an expansive view of the ideas, interests and concerns of three generations of Chinese leaders.
As a recent book on a Balochistan temple illustrates, caste politics still divides the Hindus of Pakistan.