Page 28 - Book Review
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")
The thrill of the chase
Book review of BITING the BULLET: Memoirs of a Police Officer
 "The thrill of the chase")
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")
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")
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")
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")
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")
Diversity doctrines
The book has been roundly discredited on moral, political, and scientific grounds.
 "Diversity doctrines")
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")
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")
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'")
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'")
Epiphany of a bhakt
Messiah Modi? is not a straightforward linear narrative
 "Epiphany of a bhakt")
The bank behind Donald Trump
Name a banking scandal and Deutsche Bank was in the thick of it
 "The bank behind Donald Trump")
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")
The pangs of transition
The way technology has impacted the global order ever since the invention of the wheel is no less significant
 "The pangs of transition")
Donald Trump: Colossus unbound
Unmaking the Presidency, by Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes, isn't just another compendium of insider gossip and bumbling treachery
 "Donald Trump: Colossus unbound")
'Wuthering Heights' reimagined as a 1960s affair
Heathcliff Redux: A Novella and Stories is a haunting if slightly unbalanced collection
 "'Wuthering Heights' reimagined as a 1960s affair")
A magisterial biography of Dara Shukoh opens up new vistas of understanding
Supriya Gandhi's magisterial biography of Dara Shukoh opens up new vistas for understanding the political structure and intellectual ambience that fashioned the Mughal Empire
 "A magisterial biography of Dara Shukoh opens up new vistas of understanding")
A draughtsman of independent India
These days, we find Nehru and Patel blindly pitted one against the other, and the cracks within their relationship manipulated to augment partisan politics
 "A draughtsman of independent India")
