It’s economics, stupid!
India’s claims of being well-equipped to deal with a rising China triggers a lot of scepticism among the powers-that-be in Beijing. India’s “soft spot is economic, not military”, said said …
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Post 9/11 World Very Unhappy To Live In
Eminent historian Mushirul Hasan speaks to Manish Chand about the sharpening divide between the Muslim world and the West, the prospects of democratization in the Middle East, the continuing spurt …
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Interview With Vikas Swarup
Life imitates art sometimes. Vikas Swarup is a diplomat and not a gambler, but his debut novel Q and A, published last year by Random House, has scored big in …
Read MoreSt. Stephen’s College: Sifting Myths From Reality
St. Stephen’s College, which celebrated its 125th anniversary early this year, has inspired extreme emotions over the years, ranging from pure unadulterated devotion, verging on the religious, to undisguised resentment, …
Read MoreA Literary Viagra?
A Literary Viagra? By Manish Chand Indian-American novelist Abha Dawesar’s new novel “That Summer in Paris” is a passionate meditation on the subversive and anarchic nature of desire and sexuality …
Read MorePicturing The Soul And Substance Of India
India Then and Now Text: Rudrangshu Mukherjee and Vir Sanghvi Photo research and editing: Pramod Kapoor Publisher: Lustre Press / Roli Books Pages: 276 • Price: Rs.2975/- By Manish …
Read MoreDeal Of The Century
Deal of The Century? Impossible Allies: Nuclear India, United States NITED and the Global Order India Research Press Price: Rs 395 Raja Mohan has established himself as a sound analyst …
Read MoreOde To A Liberal India
The Argumentative Indian Text: Amartya Sen Publisher: Gardners Books The Argumentative Indian is no not an exotic creature or an invention of Amartya Sen; turn left, right or centre – …
Read MoreSacred Games By Vikram Chandra
Song of Mumbai “In many ways, Sacred Games is probably the first Indian novel of the street, with an exuberant cacophony of street voices and a mélange of free-flowing, hybrid …
Read MoreDemystifying Exotic Africa
My Mother’s Lovers is the story of Alex who reminisces about his glamorous multi-faceted mother and the adventurous life she lived in Africa. Kathleen, a tall white woman, a woman …
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