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This book argues that leaders weaponise world trade to wage wars and win votes
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (217+ words) Review: In ‘Exam’, tough questions and wishy-washy answers ‘The self is all pervasive like ether’: A new translation of the Isa Upanisad for the modern reader How slow counting of votes in Bengal helped BJP win a lost seat from…...
A new book shows how Kunjipilla aka Shakthan Thampuran transformed Cochin into a prosperous kingdom
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (690+ words) Is dark chocolate really the healthier, better choice? Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt emerge as new bloc amid Iran war ‘The Meiji Guillotine’: An excellent historical crime narrative that blends tradition and modernity Can Maharashtra’s leopard contraception trial curb…...
A new book shows how long unrest in West Asia and the war on Palestine have disrupted global trade
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) The unsung women who took Hindustani music from the kotha to the gramophone Why right to self-determination is essential to improving employment and education among transpeople Great Nicobar Island: Galathea Bay sees record turtle nesting, contradicting NGT stance In a…...
‘The London Consensus’: Can this new economic consensus change the world?
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (250+ words) For children: Heels, pigeons, betel leaf and everything else that tells stories of ancient India For children: A short history of how the Portuguese became the first colonisers of India How a clash between two families on Holi in Delhi…...
Who founded the Indian National Army? A new work has an answer that isn’t in most school books
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (950+ words) In ‘The Eleventh Hour’, Salman Rushdie writes like he’s running out of time South Asians in US: After Mamdani, Saikat Chakrabarti aims to shake up Democratic establishment ‘Frankenstein’ review: Grand visuals and a gentle Creature ‘I was called a traitor…...
‘Was Inferno worse?’: When Indian PoWs were sent to labour camps in the Pacific during World War II
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (188+ words) Surge in anti-Indian hate should come as no surprise – it has deep, racist roots Justice Sreedharan transfer: Is Modi government punishing a pro-liberty judge? A new book uses anecdotes to chart the historical rise of Doordarshan as a force in…...