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When Dylan changed the times
Uttaran Das Gupta revisits the night Bob Dylan revolutionised folk music
 "When Dylan changed the times")
The shape of India's security doctrine
The book covers a multitude of areas, both external and internal threats, in domains such as maritime, nuclear, space and cyber security
Remaking the Humans-First world
"The Unnatural World" is a travelogue with that good human epoch in mind, a trip around the world to meet people working out new ways for humanity to live as well as survive
Kanhaiya's Modi doctrine
It seems such a long time ago that Kanhaiya Kumar, the former president of JNU Students' Union, dominated daily news
The iron wall of Israel
If Benjamin Netanyahu's govt makes it through two more years - and it's a big if given the shaky foundation of most governing coalitions in Israel
'I think the book will surprise some people'
Interview of historians, William Dalrymple and Anita Anand
 "'I think the book will surprise some people'")
After the Mahabharata
A skilful translation resurrects a little-remembered sequel to the great epic, says A K Bhattacharya
 "After the Mahabharata")
Modi doctrine: Same difference
The author has explored the multi-dimensional aspects of Mr Modi's foreign policy in five chapters
Contests over Muslim identity
The two books under discussion are among the more serious contributions to the debate; and meant for two very different audiences
Mumbai stopped in its tracks
In 'Six Minutes of Terror', the writers take a blandly journalistic approach - and that's where its problem lies
Queen Elizabeth I's Islamic policies
Elizabeth could not stay forever neutral in the Pan-European struggle between Roman Catholicism and reform, and in 1570 she was excommunicated by the pope
The rise of India's first venture capitalists
An excerpt from Omkar Goswami's Goras and Desis, which traces the rise of managing agencies, once the drivers of industrial growth, from their buccaneering beginnings in the 19th century
 "The rise of India's first venture capitalists")
A corporate governance primer
The book infers that corporate India should pay more attention to ethical values and practices not only to improve its bottom line but also to contribute to larger social good
Homo Sapiens in creative destruction
Many, if not most, experts believe computers will soon be more functionally intelligent than homo sapiens
Fuel for thought
Rajeev Jayaswal's book covers a crucial period in country's petroleum history when petrol and diesel witnessed decontrol
Friedman says it's going to be okay
The book is a master class in explaining. It canters along at a pace that is quick enough to permit learning without getting bogged down
Grappling with popularity
Enter the dangal travels through India's wrestling landscape
 "Grappling with popularity")
Bruce Springsteen: Natural born rocker
Bruce Springsteen's greatest gift was to distil the American working class experience, writes Vir Sanghvi in this review of the rock star's autobiography
 "Bruce Springsteen: Natural born rocker")
Trade and the wealth of nations
'Waves of Prosperity' traces this global ebb and flow of trade over the centuries, building the story around the fortunes of the shipping industry
Pakistan's jihad makers
The narrative of the ISI reads like a saga of medieval conspiracies, blackmail, briberies, betrayals and assassinations