Page 11 - Book Review
Anatomy of a business failure
When a venture fails, it is convenient to blame either the jockey (the startup founder) or the horse (the business opportunity)
 "Anatomy of a business failure")
The JP phenomenon
JP never shied away from debate, even when it was with those he regarded as dear friends
 "The JP phenomenon")
India's trysts with authoritarianism
Mr Joseph opines that the threat of losing democratic ethos has been looming over India for far too long now
 "India's trysts with authoritarianism")
Gamestop's improbable story
Mr Mezrich mans the conveyor belt at the factory that turns raw reality into its slick cinematic depiction
 "Gamestop's improbable story")
Selector at the crease
Ravi Shastri offers entertaining cameos of cricketers he thinks were great
 "Selector at the crease")
Macroeconomics in action
The book does not take more than a paragraph to warn us about our misplaced hopes in demographic dividends
 "Macroeconomics in action")
Decoding Sino-Indian diplomacy
Mr Gokhale has analysed Chinese negotiating behaviour through a set of six issues relating to India-China relations
 "Decoding Sino-Indian diplomacy")
Why we still need economic planning
The book makes theoretical and empirical arguments to show why India still needs planning even more than before
 "Why we still need economic planning")
Pakistan's lines of control
The book encourages readers to consider how Pakistan's unilateral measures in PoK have always resulted in painful consequences for India
 "Pakistan's lines of control")
When the Big Bang was just a theory
In his new book, Flashes of Creation, Paul Halpern chronicles the rise of Gamow and Hoyle into leaders of mostly opposing views of cosmology
 "When the Big Bang was just a theory")
Breaking out of 'zenana' medicine
The author first gives a quick backgrounder about women doctors in other countries, who paved the way for the first women doctors from India
 "Breaking out of 'zenana' medicine")
Think like a CFO
What the authors do offer is the valuable experience of being in six different masterclasses
 "Think like a CFO")
A fresh perspective on reform
The author has perfected the delicate art of combining storytelling and autobiography with the larger canvas of policy-making
 "A fresh perspective on reform")
The tech soothsayer
What makes the book one of its kind is the weaving of 10 stories of the world in 2041 across multiple continents and cultures
 "The tech soothsayer")
From Davos, without love
Ms Kaur talks at length about nationalism and its facets
 "From Davos, without love")
How the US lost Afghanistan
Whitlock credits President Joe Biden for his April decision to pull the US forces from what the author terms an "unwinnable war"
 "How the US lost Afghanistan")
Japan beyond the cliches
Pallavi Aiyar offers a thoughtful and entertaining portrait of the country
 "Japan beyond the cliches")
China's changing Party line
Book review of Smokeless War: China's quest for geopolitical dominance
 "China's changing Party line")
Future shocks in global politics
What millions of years of climate change have done to the environment have been accelerated by human agency
 "Future shocks in global politics")
How Big Tech is watching you
Luckily, governments around the world have started waking up to both the dangers and started working on curbing Big Tech
 "How Big Tech is watching you")
