Books

12 noteworthy books on Southasia reviewed by our contributors this year.

What the simplistic narratives on China’s advances in the Indian Ocean miss.

A recently translated novel brings a new perspective on Partition to the English-speaking world.

A defence of immigration on the grounds of history, economics and security.

Priyamvada Gopal’s book throws new light on transnational and class solidarities.

Does the fictionalised retelling of Minnette de Silva’s story do justice to her life and work?

An account of how the defence and security industry in India is increasingly domesticated by private players.

Pallavi Aiyar’s Punjabi Parmesan is an ambitious and, at times, exasperating account of contemporary Europe.

A new book on the people of Banni, a desert region in a corner of Gujarat, examines them as a distinct cultural unit.