Page 95 - Book Reviews
The making of Kashmir's tragedy
Book review of 'Kashmir In Conflict'
Kashmir: A voice from the abyss
Mr Devadas provides graphic accounts of the abuse, manhandling, molestation and humiliation that constitute the daily life of Kashmiris
 "Kashmir: A voice from the abyss")
Ludhianvi's life in poetry
Mr Deol's critical view of Sahir's poetry makes way quite often to disclosures about Sahir's life and writing
 "Ludhianvi's life in poetry")
Panjab's Khalistan destiny
A near constant throughout the book is references to Punjab's militancy days, the Khalistan movement and its protagonist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
 "Panjab's Khalistan destiny")
Myanmar's convulsions and hope
The book's focus is on the convulsions of the last 15 years, from a seemingly unshakable military dictatorship to the beginnings of democratic rule
 "Myanmar's convulsions and hope")
Book review: How Pulwama made Modi's Balakot response his 1971 moment
Modi though was unwavering in his belief that the "strategic restraint" script needed to be rewritten, even if it meant taking an audacious risk before a general election, writes Rajdeep Sardesai
 "Book review: How Pulwama made Modi's Balakot response his 1971 moment")
The new Red star over China
Mr Xi has introduced major departures from this approach
 "The new Red star over China")
India's China destiny
As for India, the authors appear to take at face value New Delhi's line about its enhanced world role and ability to shape the Asian century
 "India's China destiny")
Financialisation and its discontents
What is it about the world of finance and capital, that the intermediary agent is more valuable and powerful than the principals?
 "Financialisation and its discontents")
Margaret Thatcher: The whole picture
Book review of Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography authored by Charles Moore
 "Margaret Thatcher: The whole picture")
We're still talking about Gauguin
In the #MeToo era he seems ripe for shaming into oblivion, yet he's more visible than ever
 "We're still talking about Gauguin")
John le Carre's is an unremarkable novel about spies in the time of Brexit
This is not a novel of quality. This review is a call for the master
 "John le Carre's is an unremarkable novel about spies in the time of Brexit")
A flaneur in Old Delhi
Shahjahanabad is divided into 18 parts, describing the construction of the fort, originally known as Qila-e-Mubarak, Chandni Chowk, Chawri Bazar, Jama Masjid, Khari Baoli
 "A flaneur in Old Delhi")
Countering India's e-commerce cacophony
In this dismal scenario, the book shines a bright light on an achievement most Indians will probably agree on: the availability of online reservations on Indian Railways
 "Countering India's e-commerce cacophony")
The art of 'literary journalism'
Moraes wrote striking profiles of the people he met but he staked his own identity in those pieces. This is what makes his writing, his journalism, so exquisite
 "The art of 'literary journalism'")
The perfect spy
Ben Macintyre recreates the story of Oleg Gordievsky's career with his customary flair
 "The perfect spy")
80 trains to catch: Monisha Rajesh's global adventure is funny, insightful
Rajesh concludes sorrowfully that high-speed trains in China and Japan kill the romance of railway travel
 "80 trains to catch: Monisha Rajesh's global adventure is funny, insightful")
Anatomy of a nuclear disaster
Adam Higginbotham shows how an almost fanatical compulsion for secrecy among the Soviet Union's governing elite was part of what made the accident not just cataclysmic but so likely in the first place
 "Anatomy of a nuclear disaster")
The truths out there
Critics of American foreign policy have long accused the country of imperialism in a general sense
 "The truths out there")
Tech giants are watching you
Author Shoshanna Zuboff devotes 100 or more pages of her nearly 700-page book to decode the advertising dependence
 "Tech giants are watching you")