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A penitent from Abu Ghraib
The abuses had roots in decisions made at the highest levels of the Bush administration, which asserted that the United States need not abide by the Geneva Conventions in its war on terror
True grit
Bending gender in a Pakistani village, Maria Toorpakai's story gives a glimpse into life as a woman athlete in a man's world
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What Indian women want
This book is a perfect amalgamation of voices resonating for such innate and intrinsic values and it is worth its modest price if only because it is likely to make the reader - whether male or female
Model economist
Kaushik Basu's account of his stint as chief economic advisor provides great insights into how economic models correlate with real-world policymaking, but a reader will miss the insider's view of the
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Citizens of a lesser god
The author reviews three works of fiction that capture the dislocating realities for communities and people when the state treats them as the 'other'
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The bitter fight over sugary drinks
Marion Nestle's Soda Politics on how to fight behemoth that is the soft drink industry and achieving that feat of registering a win for good health advocates is timely
The secret lives of birds
This expansive anthology of essays and rare photographs by one of India's leading wildlife experts is a monumental ode to the country's avian diversity