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India must prepare for a conflict over Taiwan
India needs to consider the political and military consequences of a potential Chinese invasion of Taiwan and formulate a policy to support Taiwan's freedom

Review: The Soviet Century by Karl Schlögel
From hydroelectric dams to prison tattoos and Stalinist cookery books, this compendious volume touches on nearly every area of Russian history and the Soviet experience


Writers have grappled with Vladimir Putin for two decades
Greyness, greed and grievance have been the dominant themes

HT Picks; New Reads
This week’s list of interesting reads includes a book on Pasmanda identity and the extent of marginalization of backward castes and Dalits among Muslims, another on the USSR and its disintegration, and a volume on India’s contemporary foodscape

Separated by a wall, raised solely on basis of religion
People like these believe India and Pakistan can unite. Nothing is impossible, but there are several obstacles in the way
