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Book in BriefIncredible and Shining India!Danish Javeed | Hurst, 2024 | 320 pp. A Mirror Held to a RepublicDanish Javeed’s latest work arrives not as a conventional chronicle but as a reckoning—a series of refracted testimonies that force the reader to stare back at a republic busy rewriting its own reflection. Where earlier histories of…
(Quratulain Khalid) Can a single book unravel the hidden forces steering our chaotic world? In Who Rules the World? (2017), Noam Chomsky, the world’s foremost intellectual, delivers a jaw-dropping critique of America’s imperial power, exposing how its rhetoric of freedom masks a ruthless pursuit of global control. This New York Times bestseller, updated with a…
(By Khalid Masood) Why do some people effortlessly achieve their goals while others struggle to break free from bad habits? In Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (2018), James Clear offers a compelling answer: it’s not about willpower or grand ambitions, but about mastering small, consistent…
Reviewed by: Quratulain Khalid, Expert in Personal Development & Communication In a world where burnout is a badge of honour and boundaries are too often mistaken for selfishness, Damon Zahariades’ “The Art of Saying No” is a timely, powerful, and practical guide for anyone who struggles with people-pleasing tendencies. Whether you’re a busy professional, a…
(By Khalid Masood) The Kaoboys of R&AW: Down Memory Lane, published in 2007 by Lancer Publishers, is a memoir by Bahukutumbi Raman, a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and former Additional Secretary in India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). Spanning 294 pages, the book offers an insider’s perspective on R&AW’s operations from its inception…
(Tahir Masood) RAW: A History of India’s Covert Operations by Yatish Yadav, published in 2020 by Westland Publications, offers a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of India’s Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), the country’s external intelligence agency. Authored by an investigative journalist with over 15 years of experience covering intelligence and conflict zones, the…
(By Ayesha Mohsin) Steven Bartlett’s The Diary of a CEO is not just a book. It is a distillation of a deeply personal and often raw journey into the heart of modern entrepreneurship. Known for his wildly popular podcast of the same name, Bartlett brings his distinctive voice, authenticity, and hard-earned wisdom to the page…
Brigadier Karrar Ali Agha’s The Forgotten War: Fall of East Pakistan is more than just a military chronicle. It is a haunting and unapologetically honest reflection on one of the most traumatic chapters in Pakistan’s history, the dismemberment of the nation in 1971. Painstakingly researched and deeply personal, the book is a rare blend of…
