Based on two decades of fieldwork, an anthropologist’s revealing exploration of conflict, displacement and cooperation at the margins of the state.
A revealing new history of India's faltering attempts to exert control over its eastern hinterland and the neighbouring states of Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Insider reflections on the political and ethical ‘red lines’ that shape talks with armed interlocutors, be they states or insurgents.
A poignant portrait of a decade of transformative change, chronicling how ordinary Britons confronted crisis, braved misfortune and found their place in the postwar world. A Telegraph Best History Book of 2024
The history of an Indian vision for Asian peace, driven by the energy of Prime Minister Nehru and the pressures of the early Cold War.