Emergency Chronicles: Indira Gandhi and Democracy’s Turning Point, by Gyan Prakash Book of the week: A riveting tale of India’s imposition of exceptional powers has new resonance for Priyamvada Gopal By Priyamvada Gopal 21 March
The Price of Aid: The Economic Cold War in India, by David C. Engerman Book of the week: Weaponised offers to spur development took a toll on politics and growth, Priyamvada Gopal writes By Priyamvada Gopal 19 April
Hope without Optimism, by Terry Eagleton Priyamvada Gopal ponders the emancipatory potential of the ‘poor relation’ of faith and charity By Priyamvada Gopal 10 December