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Monday, January 5, 2026
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Topic: Delhi book launch

IAS officer-turned-politician KJ Alphons now a self-help guru. ‘Your hurters are your helpers’

Former Kerala IAS officer and ex-Union minister KJ Alphons launched his third book, The Winning Formula: 52 Ways to Change Your Life, at Delhi’s India International Centre last week.

Book on the Lahore Conspiracy Case re-examines events, role of revolutionaries

The book, Revolutionaries on Trial: Sedition, Betrayal, and Martyrdom, by Aparna Vaidik is the product of 15 years of research that straddles India and Pakistan.

‘Ambedkar would’ve been called rightist now’—Opening remarks at launch of book on Indian Right

Author and economist Sanjeev Sanyal said there are many shades of Right just as there are many shades of Left. But there is a growing acceptance that the larger cause is the same.

Dacoit hunts to wooing boss’s daughter—the many facets of legendary IPS officer Vijay Raman

Late IPS officer Vijay Raman’s memoir ‘Did I Really Do All This?’ received an emotional launch with heartfelt tributes from friends, including Najeeb Jung, at Delhi’s IIC.

Ayurveda to Aurobindo, book launch uses ‘U-turn theory’ to critique Western appropriation

Author Rajiv Malhotra Western challenged Western ‘copy-pasting’ of Indian ideas at the Delhi launch of his latest book ‘The Battle for Consciousness Theory’.

Book launch takes on education crisis. ‘It’s now about what can be read and what cannot’

The Delhi launch of ‘The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India’ by Prof R Govinda was a layered discussion on historical failures and troubling trends in education.

Hippies, sari-clad women, ‘Lolita’ in bookstores—Srinagar was a cosmopolitan city before 1990s

Sadaf Wani’s book ‘City as Memory’, launched recently at Delhi’s India International Centre, blends the personal and historical to give a new account of Srinagar.

New book investigates Bhima Koregaon—‘riots are manufactured, not spontaneous’

There’s no singular account of what happened at Elgar Parishad. In ‘Bhima Koregaon: Challenging Caste’, Ajaz Ashraf offers precisely this.

Personal is Political—Ex-IAS officer Aruna Roy wants to provoke conversations with her memoir

Aruna Roy’s memoir delves into her five decades of engagement in the political and public spheres.

‘Broken Promises’ Delhi launch ticks all Bihar boxes—Lalu-Nitish, ‘jungle raj’, Bihari slur

The rather dull talk at New Delhi's Constitution Club didn’t bring any new insight on the 15 years of Lalu Yadav's rule. Author Mrityunjay Sharma, a BJP member, simply narrated how he sees that era.

On Camera

Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.