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Page 40 - Book Review

A question of answers

Book review of All the Wrong Turns: Perspectives on the Indian Economy

A question of answers
Updated On : 12 Mar 2020 | 11:44 PM IST

The SEAL franchise

Book review of Leadership Strategy And Tactics Field Manual

The SEAL franchise
Updated On : 12 Mar 2020 | 2:06 AM IST

Get the basics right

Book review of Radical simplicity: How simplicity transformed a loss-making mega brand into a world-class performer

Get the basics right
Updated On : 11 Mar 2020 | 12:40 AM IST

Hilary Mantel's new novel brings Thomas Cromwell across the finish line

The Mirror and the Light is the triumphant capstone to Mantel's trilogy on Thomas Cromwell

Hilary Mantel's new novel brings Thomas Cromwell across the finish line
Updated On : 06 Mar 2020 | 9:41 PM IST

Forgotten hero

Book review of Halla Bol: The Death and Life of Safdar Hashmi

Forgotten hero
Updated On : 05 Mar 2020 | 11:47 PM IST

An RSS Dalit's awakening

Book review of I Could Not Be a Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in the RSS

An RSS Dalit's awakening
Updated On : 05 Mar 2020 | 2:37 AM IST

The thrill of the chase

Book review of BITING the BULLET: Memoirs of a Police Officer

The thrill of the chase
Updated On : 04 Mar 2020 | 3:24 AM IST

Out of alignment

India is careful not to let its closer ties with the US sour its relationships with China and Russia.

Out of alignment
Updated On : 02 Mar 2020 | 11:57 PM IST

Understanding the Dalai Lama

The author also reveals the Dalai Lama to be a sophisticated thinker and consummate scholar, one whose feet remain firmly on the ground, a trait often obscured by his broken English

Understanding the Dalai Lama
Updated On : 02 Mar 2020 | 12:03 AM IST

Arrested development

People of Chinese origin who were living in Kolkata and other towns in Bengal and Assam, whose ancestors had migrated to India in search of better opportunities, were put in internment camps in 1962.

Arrested development
Updated On : 28 Feb 2020 | 2:46 AM IST

A forgotten war

The book is about the twin skirmishes between India and China at Nathu La and Cho La in September 1967, battles that have been relegated to the back alleys of India's military history.

A forgotten war
Updated On : 27 Feb 2020 | 1:25 AM IST

Nuclear deterrence & dilemmas

The book acts as a sequel-of-sorts to Mr Kaplan's first book, Wizards of Armageddon, which outlined the intellectual history behind nuclear strategy.

Nuclear deterrence & dilemmas
Updated On : 26 Feb 2020 | 1:09 AM IST

Diversity doctrines

The book has been roundly discredited on moral, political, and scientific grounds.

Diversity doctrines
Updated On : 24 Feb 2020 | 1:26 AM IST

Montek Singh Ahluwalia's new book uncovers India's 'Backstage' story

Montek Singh Ahluwalia's book should be read by those who want to understand the past and those responsible for planning our future, says Nitin Desai

Montek Singh Ahluwalia's new book uncovers India's 'Backstage' story
Updated On : 22 Feb 2020 | 12:45 AM IST

A survival manual for small businesses

In the 1990s, low-priced Chinese brushes entered the US market. Initially, they were of poor quality, so American manufacturers were not worried.

A survival manual for small businesses
Updated On : 21 Feb 2020 | 2:39 AM IST

First amendment and 'original sin'

India amends the Constitution at the drop of a hat. The first time it did so was within a year of it being adopted in 1950. That amendment abridged our freedom of speech.

First amendment and 'original sin'
Updated On : 20 Feb 2020 | 1:59 PM IST

Education's 'non-profit industrial complex'

What makes the book riveting is Ms Tukdeo's view of policy as socially and culturally constructed

Education's 'non-profit industrial complex'
Updated On : 20 Feb 2020 | 2:42 AM IST

Epiphany of a bhakt

Messiah Modi? is not a straightforward linear narrative

Epiphany of a bhakt
Updated On : 18 Feb 2020 | 12:20 AM IST

The bank behind Donald Trump

Name a banking scandal and Deutsche Bank was in the thick of it

The bank behind Donald Trump
Updated On : 17 Feb 2020 | 2:40 AM IST

Tolerating intolerance

Ms Vaidik's book is framed as a narrative to her son in which she demonstrates how violence has pervaded mythologies, folklore and language

Tolerating intolerance
Updated On : 14 Feb 2020 | 12:01 AM IST