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Human factors in the automation debate
A book cogently argues that the rise of artificial intelligence need not threaten jobs if humans learn to work with, rather than against, machines
 "Human factors in the automation debate")
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
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
Narasimha Rao, a raconteur's view
Sanjaya Baru's account of the people and action behind the 1991 economic policy reform is fascinating, even when it veers towards being biased
 "Narasimha Rao, a raconteur's view")
Inside India's oldest TV news brand
That book prompted a second when the next election came around in 1950
Uncommon saga of rural innovation
The author's feelings of guilt, gratitude, suffering, happiness, obligation, and so on are not usually central in an academic thesis
Diplomacy and patronage
Diplomacy especially attracts presidential cronies, and those that buy their ambassadorships
 "Scuttling from India")
A Panglossian idea of India
Ramachandra Guha's collection of essays are a valuable and readable source of information but whether they are relevant is an open question
 "A Panglossian idea of India")
Eyeless on Gaza
Shell Shocked is structured as a diary of a war where the violence visited upon a people can only serve to outrage