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The new Eastern Question

Rachman's book is timely and relevant in the backdrop of an ever assertive China and the power vacuum that is engulfing the Asian and other regions

How democracy really works

Democracy for Realists is a culmination of nearly two decades of work by the authors on studying voter behaviour and its impact on elections in the USA

Megyn Kelly tells all

This book will doubtless have sex appeal among gossips and Kelly obsessives

Before the palaces

The events in this book are unlikely to be new, but they surely make one look at them newly

The virtues of messy thinking

A little bit of messiness - both physical and otherwise - is essential for unleashing creativity in us, the organisations we work for, and the societies we inhabit

Rah Rah, Raghav

Kannan captures the warmth, fun and struggle of a small organisation trying to stand on its feet very well. But she falters when the little production house becomes a media conglomerate

Alan Greenspan as 'politician'

Was Alan Greenspan motivated by politics more than economics?

Why India needs the Pak Army

The message - important for India - is that the Pakistani Taliban isn't going to win power in Pakistan. It will continue to create mayhem - sometimes with the support of the Pakistani military and sometimes without it

Deceit and empire

Finding itself will come as no great surprise to Indian readers but this very readable book presents much new evidence and offers some fascinating pen portraits of leading British statesmen

Dynasty as a positive force

Jayalalithaa, Mayawati and Naveen Patnaik do not have known successors. No surprise, these are also areas where the BJP believes it has long-term prospects to consolidate its position

Collusion and collision during the Emergency

The Emergency, imposed by prime minister Indira Gandhi between June 25, 1975 and January 18, 1977, remains one of the darkest periods of Indian politics

Karl and his Marxism

Like all intellectual legacies, Marx's work remains open to new interpretation

Lost opportunities in aid diplomacy

With the Western world rethinking the role of aid, the leading Southern nations need to ensure they work the aid money judiciously

The irrelevance of Security Council

Hardeep Singh Puri's book 'Perilous Interventions' focuses on military interventions in Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen

Secularism unbound

The book raises important questions and compiles numerous views and contestations

The anti-Clinton brigade

Through the 1980s, assassination - or accidental deaths - of political leaders in the sub-continent was a common affair. At the very beginning of the decade, Sanjay Gandhi, the heir apparent of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, died in a plane crash under mysterious circumstances that still feed speculations. Then, on October 31, 1984, his mother and then Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi, was shot dead by her bodyguards, who had been turned by Khalistani militants - leading to a genocide against the Sikh community in Delhi. Four years later, Pakistan president Zia-ul-Haq died in a plane crash - also an assassination - on August 17, 1988. Finally, on May 21, 1991, Indira's son and Sanjay's brother Rajiv was assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber during an election campaign in Sriperumbudur in south India.One of the last journalists to meet him was Neena Gopal, who was covering the elections in India that year, for Dubai-based Gulf News. During the final car ride to Sriperumbudur, Rajiv told

Death of a politician: Personal recall

Through the 1980s, assassination - or accidental deaths - of political leaders in the sub-continent was a common affair. At the very beginning of the decade, Sanjay Gandhi, the heir apparent of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, died in a plane crash under mysterious circumstances that still feed speculations. Then, on October 31, 1984, his mother and then Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi, was shot dead by her bodyguards, who had been turned by Khalistani militants - leading to a genocide against the Sikh community in Delhi. Four years later, Pakistan president Zia-ul-Haq died in a plane crash - also an assassination - on August 17, 1988. Finally, on May 21, 1991, Indira's son and Sanjay's brother Rajiv was assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber during an election campaign in Sriperumbudur in south India.One of the last journalists to meet him was Neena Gopal, who was covering the elections in India that year, for Dubai-based Gulf News. During the final car ride to Sriperumbudur, Rajiv told

Gandhian economics revisited

Although much has been written on Gandhi's views, little attention has been paid to those who carried out his agenda for constructive work

Anatomy of a turnaround

The book describes how he achieved one of the most dramatic corporate turnarounds in US history, not only paying back the loan by the end of 2012, but also returning a profit of $22.7 billion

Hitler, without myths

Ever since Hitler came to power, writers have been trying to fathom him, and he is already the subject of major biographies