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On the rise of nationalism and the urgent need for interdependence
Economist Nitin Desai analyses what ails nations today and offers a prescription for the future
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He hasn't had a decent song in years, but Elton John now has a great book
What the book lacks is a little bit more about the music
 "He hasn't had a decent song in years, but Elton John now has a great book")
A fortune from binge-watching
Book review of That Will Never Work: The Birth Of Netflix and the Amazing Life of an Idea authored by Marc Randolph
 "A fortune from binge-watching")
Nobel thoughts
Good Economics for Hard Times has a much broader canvas and covers globally important public policy issues, such as trade, immigration, environment and, of course, economic growth
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How racism infects science
Racism, and its handmaiden, "race science", have made a stunning comeback in the 21st century
 "How racism infects science")
An anonymous appeal
Book review of A WARNING
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Defender of a faith
What makes Mr Tharoor's book easy and readable is the highly personalised account of his interface with the various facets of the Hindu religion
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Manmade crisis in God's Own Country
Book review of Flood and Fury: Ecological Devastation In the Western Ghats
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A courageous ride
Book review of The ride of a lifetime: Lessons in creative leadership
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Celebrating the unmentionable
The book is a must-read especially for civil servants and all those who aspire to bring about transformation in their spheres of activity
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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
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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
 "Two books offer a close account of Flipkart and BigBasket's journey")
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
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The charmed life of a royal relation
This book, whose major strength is its enormous bibliography, tells many stories.
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Why a religious nation-state fails
Book review of THE BATTLE FOR PAKISTAN: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood
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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
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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
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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
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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
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