Easterine Kire

The protracted Naga problem has been a much debated topic in the political sphere, yet very little has found its way into the literary realm.


Reviewed by: K.B. Veio Pou
Derek Llewellyn-Jones

The 9th article of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China states, ‘He who does not work, neither shall he eat.’ This seems to sum up, with typical Chinese compression, what the Doomsday men anticipate when population increases in the present stage of exponential growth…


Reviewed by: Tara Ali Baig
S.D. Muni and Tan Tai Yong

China looms large over South Asia. It borders four of the eight countries comprising the region—Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan, of which it has unresolved border disputes with India and Bhutan.


Reviewed by: Neha Kohli
D.P. Tripathi and B.R. Deepak

The book under review is the result of an endeavour by the journal Think India Quarterly committee. The committee came out with a special issue to mark the sixtieth anniversary of diplomatic ties between India and China.


Reviewed by: Teshu Singh
Srikanth Kondapalli

China’s military spending, its weapons acquisitions and technological investments have been the subjects of commentaries for many years now. Even though debates on the true value of China’s military budget and the quality of its indigenous defence industry continue, it is generally acknowledged that these issues merit deeper study because the growth in China’s military prowess has consequences for the global international order.


Reviewed by: Rukmani Gupta
Maxime Rodinson. Translated by Brian Pearce

Maxime Rodinson has over the years established himself as one of the most discerning—most nonaligned—writers on Islam. A Marxist, born in a Jewish Communist family, former member of the French Communist Party, who left it (or was thrown out) because the party line was too dogmatic…


Reviewed by: Badr-Ud-Din Tyabji