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The final countdown in slo mo: Anil Menon reviews Rumaan Alam’s ‘Leave the World Behind’

Anil Menon An apocalyptic novel where the apocalypse happens mostly offstage

‘Jinnah: His Successes, Failures and Role in History’ review: Setting the record straight

Mohammed Ayoob In a comprehensive biography, Ishtiaq Ahmed eliminates major misconceptions about Jinnah, who is acclaimed for creating a state and demonised for dividing a country

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All the lives we never lived: Tabish Khair reviews Jenny Bhatt’s ‘Each of Us Killers’

Tabish Khair An accomplished collection of stories informed by a sense of community, its possibilities and failures

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Adventure ‘Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks - My Life in the Death Zone’ review: No shortcuts to the top

Indrani Dutta

Tracing a mountaineer’s record-breaking conquest of 14 of the world’s highest peaks

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‘IPR Bride & Competition Groom’ review: Intellectual property rights vs. competition law

Duvvuri Subbarao

A writer argues that IPR bestows market power but competition law ensures that such power is exercised within limits

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See no evil: Shuma Raha reviews Moni Mohsin’s ‘The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R.’

Shuma Raha Moni Mohsin’s attempt to depict the venality of politics in Pakistan and a young girl’s hopes of being part of the change stumbles from the word go

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‘Azim Premji: The Man Beyond the Billions’ review: The making of an entrepreneur and a philanthropist

K. Bharat Kumar How Azim Premji expanded his business from vegetable oils to info-tech and put his money where his heart is

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‘America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy’ review: America’s role in the world

Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta Republican insider Robert Zoellick underlines five themes that underpinned U.S. diplomacy in the past and will guide it in future, from stable alliances to innovation and trade

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Anthology The kitchen’s calling: Rahul Verma reviews ‘Desi Delicacies: Food Writing from Muslim South Asia’

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