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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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Topic: Book review

SubscriberWrites: Does the ‘end of the world’ mean a beginning for India?

With alarming demographic figures from China and an insular United States in the future, what is India's prospect in a de-globalized world? Peter Zeihan’s new book, 'The End of the World Is Just the Beginning,' maps the imminent collapse of the 21st century and discusses the various fundamentals governing it.

Harish Mehta’s book shows why NASSCOM is a catalyst in India’s start-up world. It’s a treat

Thanks to the IT industry, India is no longer about wandering cows and fakirs. Harish Mehta's 'The Maverick Effect' tells that story.

Traditional book reviews are dead. ‘Bookstagrammers’ are killing it one post at a time

Photo captions, emoji and star ratings — millennials are disrupting book reviews on Instagram.

‘Too much government, too little governance’ — new book decodes India’s private republics

Shankkar Aiyar's The Gated Republic, by Harper Collins, will be released on 20 June on SoftCover, ThePrint’s new e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.

Gautam Gambhir has no personality or great records, just a lot of attitude: Shahid Afridi

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi opens up about India-Pakistan rivalry on cricket field and his run-in with Gautam Gambhir in 2007 Asia Cup.

With a flick of his wrists, Virat Kohli turned his weakness into his biggest strength

Virat Kohli’s mainstay shot was a concern in his teen years when tall bowlers had begun to call him out LBW, making his coach furious.

How Facebook destroys privacy, undermines democracy & helps raise a surveillance state

In ‘Antisocial Media’, Siva Vaidhyanathan tries to untangle the complex web of social networks, even as they gain increasing control over our lives and polity.

What we’re seeing under Narendra Modi is Hindutva 2.0

In ‘Secular States, Religious Politics’, Sumantra Bose explains how the BJP has replaced the political idiom of secularism with a powerful one of nationalism.

Boria Majumdar’s ‘Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians’ gives us no new answers

There are gaps aplenty in Boria Majumdar’s Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians, which should disappoint those looking for an insider’s perspective on Indian cricket.

Lawrence Freedman’s book shows that thinking about the future of war has its own history

‘The Future of War’ tracks diverse themes through the long arc of modern warfare from mid-19th century to the present – and of course the future.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.