Neither a Hawk nor a Dove
Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri
Penguin
Pp 851
R999
Kasuri was Pakistan’s foreign minister from 2002 to 2007. In this book, he provides an insider’s account of Pakistan’s foreign policy, especially the peace process with India.
Why India Needs the Presidential System
Bhanu Pratap Dhamija
HarperCollins
Pp 373, Rs 550
This book tells the dramatic story of how India’s current system of government evolved and how it is at the root of the problems India faces.
The New Threat From Islamic Militancy
Jason Burke
Bodley Head
Pp 421, R599
In this book, Jason Burke cuts through the mass of opinion and misinformation to explain dispassionately and with total clarity the nature of the threat we now face as regards Islamic militancy.
Babur
Royina Grewal
Rupa
Pp 421
R695
Laced with intriguing politics, Babur narrates the story of the first Mughal emperor, who was also a poet, writer, lover and aesthete, besides being an inspiring general and a valiant warrior.
Pandeymonium: Piyush Pandey On Advertising
Piyush Pandey
Penguin
Pp 244, R799
In Pandeymonium, Pandey talks about his influences, right from his childhood in Jaipur and being a Ranji cricketer, to his philosophy, failures and lessons in advertising and life in general.