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SPECTRUM POLITICS: UNVEILING THE DEFENCE

A senior Congress leader and former law minister presents a side of the 2G case as a corporate battle to scuttle allocation of spectrum licences, and not a scam.

Salman Khurshid (with Daksha Sharma) Rupa

~595, 178 pages

THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE: A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES IN SOUTH ASIA

A historian offers an account of America’s political, strategic, economic and cultural presence and engagement with India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Srinath Raghavan Penguin Allen Lane ~799, 453 pages

RUSSIAN ROULETTE: THE INSIDE STORY OF PUTIN’S WAR ON AMERICA AND THE ELECTION OF DONALD TRUMP

An investigative reporter and a political journalist chronicle the scandal and explore how and why a foreign government infiltrated the US political process. Michael Isikoff and David Corn Hachette India ~699, 338 pages

KANNUR: INSIDE INDIA’S BLOODIEST REVENGE POLITICS

How did a sleepy coastal town in Kerala become a hotbed of political violence? A journalist who was born in Kannur delves into personal experiences to find the answer.

Ullekh N P

Penguin Viking ~499, 223 pages