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Generic corruption

Book review of Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom

Lines of discord

The book confirms that at the heart of the border issue between India and China has been and continues to be Tibet

Ayn Rand's topsy-turvy legacy

Book review of Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed

GoT fans, some books for you

For those already feeling nostalgic, consider reading the books that the HBO show is based on

Book review: A dozen problems with the economy and about as many solutions

By far the best chapter in the book is "Fixing Schools" by Karthik Muralidharan

Paean to big business

For Mr Cowen, the real reason business is so unpopular is that we humans tend to anthropomorphise companies, turning corporations 'into people in our minds, and also in our hearts'

Dissecting Hindu nationalism

The book successfully demonstrates how the unprecedented electoral verdict of 2014 has played out in creating a majoritarian narrative

Animal Intimacies offers sparkling exploration of animal-human relationship

For the lucidity of the prose and the animal/human characters alone, this book is a reader's delight

Beyond the burqa

Whatever the subject matter, the one theme that runs through all these essays is that of being "othered", of being seen as something exotic and foreign, as someone who doesn't really belong

Earth's demographic myth

What is startling about their conclusions are the imminent population declines in the developing world.

Even if it ain't broken, fix it

The authors examine nine widespread corporate beliefs and practices, reveal their flaws, and offer alternative approaches

Stiglitz's prescriptions

In his book, he argues that the American system of capitalism has fallen down and needs government help to get back up again

'Dissent on Aadhaar' is essential reading for believers and sceptics alike

A collection of 15 well-argued essays is essential reading for believers and sceptics alike, says Vipul Mudgal

The single-minded parivar

The author has provided well-documented details of RSS and its style of working, but he fails to evaluate the RSS on the basis of the facts mentioned in his own study

AI's dystopian future

Both authors go well beyond such cautionary tales and have specific (though different) suggested plans of action to deal with this frightening future

Debating the Muslim identity

Ms Jalil is against the idea of conflating a community and its mores with a certain dress code or food habit

Lost in Arabia

Having gone through over 350 pages, we cannot but wonder why the author and his publisher felt this personal account needed to be published

Europe's 'golden age'

European leaders should read The Global Age to be reminded of the incredible progress of the last 70 years

Turn to fiction to appreciate #MeToo

It does not feel reductive to read fiction through this prism

The Epic City review: Choudhury's book offers distinctive view of Calcutta

An NRI returns to the declining city of his youth and presents a distinctive if not necessarily epic picture