Book Summary

Book Summary by Mr. Atharv Diwan, Research Assistant, PIC The Unreasoned Fear of Radiation, by Arun K Nayak, Ratan K. Sinha, and Samyak S. Munot, is an insightful exploration into the public perception of radiation and the scientific realities behind it. Nayak is a scientist at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in India, specialising […]

Book summary by Mr. Abhay Vaidya, Director, PIC Last year, on September 21, the Indian Parliament witnessed a rare moment of political consensus. The occasion was the passage of the very first bill in the new Parliament complex. The long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill was revived and passed successfully in the Lok Sabha and a day

Book summary by Mr. Viraj Rane, Research Associate, EECC Target 3 Billion: PURA – Innovative Solutions towards Sustainable Development, by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Srijan Pal Singh, is a thoughtful and inspiring book that provides a clear vision for addressing rural development challenges around the world, especially in India. The title refers to the

Book summary by Ms. Archita Joshi, Research Analyst, PIC SI Lab Krishnamurthy Subramanian’s India @100: Envisioning Tomorrow’s Economic Powerhouse presents a compelling roadmap for India’s transformation into a global economic giant by 2047. An optimistic exploration of India’s potential to become a global economic superpower by its centennial, the book argues that India stands at a unique

Book summary by Ms. Koena Lahiri, Policy Research Associate, PIC India and Asian Geopolitics: The Past, Present, by Shivshankar Menon, explores India’s evolving role in Asian geopolitics from before its independence to the present day. Menon, who served as India’s Foreign Secretary from 2006 to 2009 and as the National Security Advisor to the Prime

Book review by Ms. Seena Mary Thankachan, Research Associate, PIC India’s Experiment with Democracy: The Life of a Nation Through Its Elections, by Dr. S Y Quraishi, offers a compelling and insightful examination of India’s electoral system and its evolution. Quraishi, who joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971 and rose to become the 17th

Book Summary by Pradeep Nair, Sr. Editor, PIC The book begins with an illustration of a dystopian world. A father and son are sitting on stacks of currency notes and warming over a fire in the midst of a barren landscape with stubs of felled trees, more stacks of money littered about, and the faint

Book Summary by Sanyukta Chougale, Senior Research Intern, EECC Fossil Free: Reimagining Clean Energy in a Carbon Constrained World is a thought-provoking book by Sumant Sinha, Founder Chairman and CEO of ReNew, India’s first Nasdaq-listed renewable energy company offering decarbonisation solutions. A first-generation entrepreneur, the author is an ardent advocate for climate action and sustainable development.

Book Summary by Ms. Chaitra Apte, Research Intern, PIC Beyond Binaries explores the various intricacies of India-China relations with respect to their history, geopolitical landscape, economic factors, other external factors, and more. It gives a detailed overview of the situation from both the Indian and the Chinese perspectives. In the Foreword, Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary

Book Summary by Ms. Manasi Pendharkar, Research Intern, PIC The Long Game: How the Chinese Negotiate with India, by Vijay Gokhale, offers a nuanced exploration of the complex dynamics shaping Sino-Indian relations and delves into the intricate strategies employed by China in its negotiations with India. The author is former Foreign Secretary of India (2018-2020) and