14 must-read india books like The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace by A.S. Dulat

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The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

By: A.S. Dulat

3.30

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

Pointing to the horizon where the sea and sky are joined, he says, 'It is only an illusion because …

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1. The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

By: Michael H. Hart

3.99

Format: 556 pages, Paperback

In 1978, when Michael Hart’s controversial book The 100 was first published, critics objected that … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"وهو يؤمن بأن الحكومة إنما أنشئت لخدمة الشعب وليس العكس. وأن الحاكم يجب أن تكون عنده قيم أخلاقية ومثل عليا . ومن الحكم التي اتخذها كونفوشيوس قاعدة لسلوكه تلك الحكمة القديمة التي تقول : "أحب لغيرك ما ت…"

-Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successf…"

-Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

"إن اختياري محمداً ليكون الأول في أهم وأعظم رجال التاريخ قد يدهش القراء، لكنه الرجل الوحيد في التاريخ كله الذي نجح أعلى نجاح على المستويين: الديني والدنيوي، فهناك رُسل وأنبياء وحكماء بدءوا رسالات عظيمة،…"

-Michael H. Hart, The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

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2. India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy

By: Ramachandra Guha

4.39

Format: 912 pages, Hardcover

A magisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's… read more

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  • politics
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"In 1951 Dec 20th, Nehru, while campaigning for the first democratic elections in India, took a short break to address a UNESCO symposium in Delhi. Although he believed democracy was the best form of …"

-Ramachandra Guha, India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy

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3. Durbar

By: Tavleen Singh

3.94

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

A revealing account of our political past that holds crucial lessons for today's India In the su… read more

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  • politics
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  • nonfiction
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4. The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

By: Amartya Sen

3.83

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

In sixteen linked essays, Nobel Prize--winning economist Amartya Sen discusses India's intellectual… read more

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"While we cannot live without history, we need not live within it either."

-Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

"It is, in particular, important to distinguish between the inclusionary role of identity and the exclusionary force of separatism."

-Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

"Nor let us be resentful when others differ from us. For all men have hearts, and each heart has its own leanings. Their right is our wrong, and our right is their wrong."

-Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

"It is the True. It is the Self, and thou, O Svetaketu, art it... And just in case thou art not all that, we will fix it with a bit of cleverness in reconstructing reality!"

-Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

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5. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India

By: Shashi Tharoor

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain's 'conscious and del… read more

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6. The Discovery of India

By: Jawaharlal Nehru

4.00

Format: None pages,

In conjunction with the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund in New Delhi, Oxford proudly announces the r… read more

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7. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

By: Daron Acemoğlu , James A. Robinson

4.08

Format: 529 pages, Hardcover

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the expert… read more

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"Central planning was just not good at replacing what the great eighteenth-century economist Adam Smith called the “invisible hand"

-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

"As mudanças graduais também impediram aventuras em territórios inexplorados. O derrube violento do sistema significa que é necessário construir algo inteiramente novo, em vez daquilo que foi eliminad…"

-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

"Sem o petróleo, os países do Médio Oriente são também todos pobres. (…) Foi a expansão e consolidação do Império Otomano, e é devido ao legado institucional desse império que o Médio Oriente continua…"

-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

"A América do Norte tornou-se mais próspera precisamente porque adotou com entusiasmo as tecnologias e os progressos da Revolução Industrial. (…) A desigualdade no mundo atual é, em grande medida, uma…"

-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

8. Gujarat Files

By: Rana Ayyub

3.68

Format: None pages,

Gujarat Files is the account of an eight-month long undercover investigation by journalist Rana Ayy… read more

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9. Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy

By: Ayesha Siddiqa

4.29

Format: 176 pages,

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10. Spy Stories: Inside the Secret World of ISI and RAW

By: Adrian Levy

3.55

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From 9/11 to 26/11, Burhan Wani to Kulbhushan Jadhav – the India–Pakistan relationship told from th… read more

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  • pakistan
  • india
  • nonfiction
Cover of Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups by Ashneer Grover

11. Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups

By: Ashneer Grover

3.80

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the unfettered story of Ashneer Grover-the favourite and misunderstood poster boy of Start-… read more

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12. The Silent Coup: A History of India's Deep State

By: Josy Joseph

4.39

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

‘They were not expected to behave like the terrorists they were hunting. Even in the thickest fog o… read more

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  • contemporary
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13. The Archer

By: Paulo Coelho

3.66

Format: 131 pages, Hardcover

In The Archer we meet Tetsuya, a man once famous for his prodigious gift with a bow and arrow but w… read more

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14. Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye: My Life Story

By: K.J.S. 'Tiny' Dhillon

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

He has extensively served in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and the North-East of India. He has the distinct… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • military fiction
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Cover of The Khalistan Conspiracy: A Former R&AW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984 by G.B.S. Sidhu

15. The Khalistan Conspiracy: A Former R&AW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984

By: G.B.S. Sidhu

4.20

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

The author, a former Special Secretary of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and An… read more

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  • india
  • history
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16. Sixteen Stormy Days: The Story of the First Amendment of the Constitution of India

By: Tripurdaman Singh

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Sixteen Stormy Days narrates the riveting story of the First Amendment to the Constitution of India… read more

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17. Tiananmen Square: The Making of a Protest

By: Vijay Gokhale

4.24

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

'I recall being woken by the sound of tanks moving down the Avenue of Eternal Peace. It was 5 o'clo… read more

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18. The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace

By: A.S. Dulat

3.30

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

Pointing to the horizon where the sea and sky are joined, he says, 'It is only an illusion because … read more

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  • international relations
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  • politics
  • military fiction
  • war
  • pakistan
  • nonfiction
  • india
  • contemporary
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19. The Man Who Saved India

By: Hindol Sengupta

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Sardar Vallabhai Patel saved India. He illuminated Indian politics with pragmatic and sensible idea… read more

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20. The Unending Game: A Former R&AW Chief’s Insights into Espionage

By: Vikram Sood

3.88

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

In God we trust, the rest we monitor . . .A former chief of India's external intelligence agency, t… read more

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  • nonfiction
"There are no victory parades, and no one would light a lamp for the unknown agents."

-Vikram Sood, The Unending Game: A Former R&AW Chief’s Insights into Espionage

"Quite often, an individual act of commitment and courage makes the difference between war and peace or victory and defeat."

-Vikram Sood, The Unending Game: A Former R&AW Chief’s Insights into Espionage

"A displayed ability by a state to protect its interests and project its powers earns its respect, not pious statements or rhetoric."

-Vikram Sood, The Unending Game: A Former R&AW Chief’s Insights into Espionage

"Often, intelligence officers on assignments abroad from different countries might get along with each other than with their own colleagues."

-Vikram Sood, The Unending Game: A Former R&AW Chief’s Insights into Espionage

Cover of Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI by Yuval Noah Harari

21. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

By: Yuval Noah Harari

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more

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17 must-read history books like The Spy Chronicles: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace by A.S. Dulat

Transform Your Habits

The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

Michael H. Hart

3.99

Transform Your Habits

India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy

Ramachandra Guha

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Durbar

Tavleen Singh

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity

Amartya Sen

3.83

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22 Top nonfiction books like Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups by Ashneer Grover

Transform Your Habits

Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)

Anand Ranganathan

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Do Epic Shit

Ankur Warikoo

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom

Sanjeev Sanyal

4.63

Transform Your Habits

Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups

Ashneer Grover

3.80

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