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India's China destiny
As for India, the authors appear to take at face value New Delhi's line about its enhanced world role and ability to shape the Asian century
 "India's China destiny")
Financialisation and its discontents
What is it about the world of finance and capital, that the intermediary agent is more valuable and powerful than the principals?
 "Financialisation and its discontents")
Margaret Thatcher: The whole picture
Book review of Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography authored by Charles Moore
 "Margaret Thatcher: The whole picture")
We're still talking about Gauguin
In the #MeToo era he seems ripe for shaming into oblivion, yet he's more visible than ever
 "We're still talking about Gauguin")
John le Carre's is an unremarkable novel about spies in the time of Brexit
This is not a novel of quality. This review is a call for the master
 "John le Carre's is an unremarkable novel about spies in the time of Brexit")
A flaneur in Old Delhi
Shahjahanabad is divided into 18 parts, describing the construction of the fort, originally known as Qila-e-Mubarak, Chandni Chowk, Chawri Bazar, Jama Masjid, Khari Baoli
 "A flaneur in Old Delhi")
Countering India's e-commerce cacophony
In this dismal scenario, the book shines a bright light on an achievement most Indians will probably agree on: the availability of online reservations on Indian Railways
 "Countering India's e-commerce cacophony")
The art of 'literary journalism'
Moraes wrote striking profiles of the people he met but he staked his own identity in those pieces. This is what makes his writing, his journalism, so exquisite
 "The art of 'literary journalism'")
The perfect spy
Ben Macintyre recreates the story of Oleg Gordievsky's career with his customary flair
 "The perfect spy")
80 trains to catch: Monisha Rajesh's global adventure is funny, insightful
Rajesh concludes sorrowfully that high-speed trains in China and Japan kill the romance of railway travel
 "80 trains to catch: Monisha Rajesh's global adventure is funny, insightful")
Anatomy of a nuclear disaster
Adam Higginbotham shows how an almost fanatical compulsion for secrecy among the Soviet Union's governing elite was part of what made the accident not just cataclysmic but so likely in the first place
 "Anatomy of a nuclear disaster")
The truths out there
Critics of American foreign policy have long accused the country of imperialism in a general sense
 "The truths out there")
Tech giants are watching you
Author Shoshanna Zuboff devotes 100 or more pages of her nearly 700-page book to decode the advertising dependence
 "Tech giants are watching you")
From Burma to Myanmar
The Epilogue offers a critique of Aung San Suu Kyi's (ASSK) leadership of the Myanmar government
 "From Burma to Myanmar")
Pride and prejudices
The writing is meandering. Long asides interrupt the narrative out of the blue; references to events yet to be described appear with regularity
 "Pride and prejudices")
Race for acceptance
Ms Sen writes that as a student, her "cheeks hurt from smiling too much". Angry immigrants, she'd learnt, made Americans uncomfortable; they got labelled as jihadists
 "Race for acceptance")
The roots of Islam
The book underlines other distinctions between Yahweh and Allah
 "The roots of Islam")
A 'Westphalia' for West Asia
Until there are changes in these two areas, West Asia will remain condemned to further conflict
 "A 'Westphalia' for West Asia")
Independent India's Hindi playlist
Politics dominates but unlike most books on political economy, this one is neither screechy nor preachy; in fact, it is quite an easy read
The Dawn of Eurasia presents a picture of shifting balance in world order
The present leadership in Russia, ambitious for a global role, views itself as a bridge between the two continents
 "The Dawn of Eurasia presents a picture of shifting balance in world order")
