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The secondary sex
Book review of 'Inferior'
An Auschwitz survivor's post-traumatic recovery
Book review of The Choice
Drone syndrome
Book review of 'Drone Warrior'
Another tragic partition
Book review of 'Durand's Curse: A Line Across The Pathan Heart'
1949: The Sino-American faultline
Book review of 'A Force So Swift: Mao, Truman and the Birth of Modern China, 1949'
Kapadia's biography of Indian football reflects a deep affinity of the game
Kapadia's kind of affection for football is rare to find in India and his biography, 'Barefoot to Boots' is a startling testament to that
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Ishiguro wins Nobel in Literature for 'novels of great emotional force'
This year's choice, Kazuo Ishiguro, like Patrick Modiano and Dylan, has written for music
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The oldest story in the world
Book review of 'Jihad @ Co: Black Markets and Islamist Power'
India's stories
Book review of 'Upcountry Tales: Once Upon a Time in the Heart of India'
Partition, blow by blow
Book review of 'Partition: The Story of Indian Independence and the Creation of Partition in 1947'
A road map for Indian diplomacy
Book review of 'How India Sees the World: Kautilya to the 21st Century'
Why Trumpism will persist
Book review of 'One nation after Trump: A guide for the perplexed, the disillusioned, the desperate, and the not-yet deported'
Hit Refresh: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on building partnerships
In his book, Nadella talks about the importance of building partnerships before you need them
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Writing lines for Obama, mixing comedy and hope
Book review of 'Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey White House Years'
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Myanmar's ethnic nightmares
Book review of 'Myanmar's Integration with the World'
The frenemies within
Book review of 'The People Next Door: The Curious History of India's Relations with Pakistan'
Israel through Israeli eyes
Book review of 'Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn'
Flip, skip, and dip
Indeed, since reviewers get their books free, they are under no pressure to read the things fully
'How the BJP Wins': Travelling through the party's recent poll victories
The book takes through the saffron party's victory path, illustrates how the blend of Modi's charisma and Shah's organisational skills
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Act of peace
Book review of 'The Internationalists'