Kathleen Barry
At the centre of Kathleen Barry’s book Unmaking War: Remaking Men is the question: ‘Why do wars persist in the face of our human urge to save and protect human life?’
Reviewed by: Shohini Ghosh
Amartya Sen
A book on employment policy need not, (therefore), aim exclusively at those in power. This one certainly does not’ writes Sen. That, in my opinion, is the mildest understatement in the book; whoever it aims at, it will floor. In the range of issues it covers, the amount of information it provides on the existing literature…
Reviewed by: Badal Mukherjee
Vishal Chandra
This compilation on neighbourhood armies in South Asia is a timely academic effort by a team of area experts at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) and brings together a bird’s eye perspective of the security environment, geo-political and strategic background under which armies in different countries in India’s neighbourhood have evolved.
Reviewed by: Rana Banerji
Shanthie Mariet D'Souza
Nowadays, when you mention ‘transition’ in the Afghan context, the definite article gets left out and the first letter capitalized; it becomes ‘Transition’, a proper noun and an entity that will produce a new Afghanistan of uncertain lineament.
Reviewed by: I.P. Khosla
Muchkund Dubey
A review of India’s external relations by a former Foreign Secretary always makes for a good read as it has elements of an insider’s view not just from a ringside seat, but as a key player. Muchkund Dubey’s treatise is a scholarly work that looks at India’s place and aspirations in a changing world.
Reviewed by: B.G. Verghese
Nihar Nayak
It is common ground that the concept of national security is not limited any longer to external and internal threats to the integrity of a nation.
Reviewed by: P.R. Chari