A minute portrait, through aggregation of numerous facts and events, of Pakistan during nine fiery years—its inner contradictions, faultlines, personages—by an intrepid journalist
Brilliant pundit and polemicist of genius, the man Nehru relied on most was also a master manipulator with a talent for antagonising others. The arrogant, riddlesome Krishna Menon’s life gets the full treatment by Jairam Ramesh.
BY Manoj Joshi 9 May 2020
As the top Indian diplomat in the British Indian government and then as a confidant to top leaders like Nehru and Patel, V.P. Menon did more to determine the contours of the Indian republic than most prominent Indians. Consigned to relative obscurity, this scholarly biography aims to correct the oversight.
BY Manoj Joshi 9 May 2020
What are the thresholds at which the N-option kicks in?
BY Manoj Joshi 2 March 2019
Avoiding the ways of gossipy Trump-watchers, Fear uncovers the style of an impulsive president, his eager toadies and the few ‘adults’ who did say nay
BY Manoj Joshi 12 October 2018
India’s security challenges, new and traditional, are the focus of this book. It also deals with concerns like internal, economic and cyber security.
BY Manoj Joshi 31 August 2018
In this deeply-researched book, Srinath Raghavan charts America’s contact with South Asia—from the early, uneven gushes to the late Great Power surge
BY Manoj Joshi 29 June 2018
The PM’s new approach to China may herald a return to India’s traditional realist stance, which would strengthen our position if followed through
BY Manoj Joshi 5 May 2018
A reworked bid gifts India the prospect of owning 110 medium-role combat aircraft. Nevertheless, the IAF may be down to 15 squadrons by 2032.
BY Manoj Joshi 14 April 2018
This detailed book on the US’s Afghan strategy elaborates on the ISI’s shadowy dance of deception, but downplays larger failures of American policy
BY Manoj Joshi 24 March 2018
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