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: Lak over extends his optimism about India’s position in the world, and under-estimates the threats to Indian liberalism from within.
In the final analysis, one can’t help but feel that something is missing from this book. India Express would certainly make great introductory reading for those who need a crash course in India’s political economy and recent history — in all fairness the Penguin, Canada original is probably written for such an audience. In India, perhaps those who haven’t been completely clued in to the politics and economics of the last two decades may find the book a useful primer. For the knowledgeable reader, this book hasn’t got much to offer in terms of original insight even if some anecdotes from Lak’s extensive travels may be of curious interest.
Still, the book will, on the whole, disappoint the average Indian reader who could have hoped that Lak would offer some original reflections on an India that he knows so well. Lak would also have known that this emerging India has already been much written about, by Indians and foreigners. And that repetition gets boring....
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