...Neil DeVotta; Sumit Ganguly Sri Lanka's ethnoreligious divisions are bound to continue as long as the likes of Rajapaksa dominate the island's political scene. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Neil DeVotta Sumit Ganguly Sri...

...Sumit Ganguly India has emerged onto the global stage after decades of adherence to strategic nonalignment and protectionist trade rules limited its influence. But triumphalism is premature. Our Time Has Come: How India Is Making Its Place in the World , by Alyssa Ayres Oxford University...

...Sumit Ganguly A new book on Britain's reign in the subcontinent, departing from earlier generations of scholarship, does not sanitize the brutality and racism that undergirded the colonial enterprise. The Chaos of Empire: The British Raj and the Conquest of India , by Jon Wilson . Public...

...Sumit Ganguly In his new book, Husain Haqqani dissects the mutual delusions that have long shaped the dysfunctional relationship between Pakistan and the United States. Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding , by Husain Haqqani . Public...

...Sumit Ganguly A new book documents a tragic episode during World War II, when Winston Churchill could not be bothered to prevent starvation that killed nearly 4 million Indians. Churchill's Secret War: The British Empire and the Ravaging of India During World War II , by Madhusree Mukerjee...