Manu S Pillai
A story of the Indian Ocean that goes beyond the usual sword and battlefield narratives of history
Forget the past and move on. A provocative new book questions the moral superiority of historical memory
Helping understand the forces governing the economics and politics of countries
Few people carry gravitas and mirth in equal measure. William Dalrymple is one of those exceptions
India as the pivot of Asia’s security: Going to war with Srinath Raghavan
The centenary of the Easter Rising and lessons on the limits of nationalism
Kanishk Tharoor creates fiction not from a castle of fancies but from the realm of history
A majestic narrative on the Silk Roads retells global history where West and Central Asia form the axis of power play. The historian as a captivating storyteller is less convincing when he turns prophetic. The roads may not rise again