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The evil repercussions of the American Revolution

Book review of TO BEGIN THE WORLD OVER AGAIN-How the American Revolution Devastated the Globe

Two books offer a close account of Flipkart and BigBasket's journey

Two books - one an insider account, the other a journalist's narrative - capture the journey of Flipkart and BigBasket, the first-movers in India's e-commerce story

A complex nexus in Nepal

Mr Sharma is right to point out that the India-Nepal relationship has lacked the kind of high-level political attention on the Indian side which a neighbour of strategic importance should have

The charmed life of a royal relation

This book, whose major strength is its enormous bibliography, tells many stories.

Why a religious nation-state fails

Book review of THE BATTLE FOR PAKISTAN: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood

Timothy Egan's 'Pilgrimage to Eternity' makes room for the Holy Spirit

"A Pilgrimage to Eternity" is also a stunningly comprehensive history of both Christianity and Western Europe

A set of essays imagines a South Asia without jingoistic policy discourses

This book questions disciplinary boundaries that scholars are afraid to transgress even when they know that the impertinence would be rewarding

The power of words

The 78 speeches in Voices of History span two millennia, from ancient times to the 21st century, and are arranged into 19 subjects - resistance (to an enemy), dreamers, etc

Questions without answers

Rai has recounted in detail each flashpoint between the different bodies and the political executive but has often stopped short of taking a clear position on who is to blame

Citizens of nowhere

Despite some caveats, Dina Nayeri's The Ungrateful Refugee that lets us into the lives of one of the most misunderstood people in the world

Pursuing Harvey Weinstein

The behaviour documented in Catch and Kill is obviously and profoundly distressing but there are some hopeful threads, too

When the sword replaced the sacred thread

J S Grewal's book extensively details works of the Sikh faith produced during the last guru's time

Hindutva in foreign policy

Mr Modi's many foreign trips have enhanced his domestic image more than his international one

India in the Cold War

This is the backdrop to examining India's role during the Cold War and contesting the perception that it was a marginal

Of Vedanta & de-risking global finance

Mr Mishra says Vedanta philosophy should be applicable to financial innovations

Between Oolong and Darjeeling

I had initially thought the book might be little more than an extended advertisement for Ms Lovell's business. But then I found myself quite caught up in her infectious enthusiasm

NowTrending: Did a 14-year-old really just write a book on Kashmir?

In the Times of Article 370, by self-publishing company Notion Press, claims to be about life in the Indian Army

Kashmir's partial story

Iqbal Chand Malhotra and Maroof Raza's book Kashmir's Untold Story: Declassified will hold the interest of readers who are married to the idea that Kashmir is an integral part of India

The tarnished tycoon

Mr Modi was a quick learner. The book recounts how he wanted to capture every part of the diamond business, from trade in roughs to the luxury retail side.

A flawed minority report

The authors clearly show that dealing with minority demands is difficult because of the claims of multiple minority groups