American Raj—Liberation or Domination?
Resolving The Conflict Between The West And The Muslim World
Eric Margolis

This is the culmination of many years of feet-on-the-ground reporting and analysis—many of them spent actually fighting alongside mujahideen. It is a masterful synthesis of the experience and insight that answers the most pressing questions that answers the most pressing questions the West confronts regarding the Muslim world. The work identifies the historical, political and religious factors responsible for generating hostility in the Islamic world towards the West.

Sustainable Solutions: A Spotlight on South Asian Research
 

Whether research can play a role in offering solutions to the challenges being faced by sustainable development is a much-debated question. Policy researchers at the Tenth Sustainable Development Conference, ‘Sustainable Solutions: A Spotlight on South Asian Research’, deliberated not only the predicament of formulating the right research questions, but also took the opportunity to discuss the political economy of research itself, i.e., is it supply or demand driven? What is meant by sustainable development and who are its stakeholders? Why are researchers not able to diagnose the problems correctly, or why after having diagnosed them, they cannot suggest the right solutions?

Come Fly With Me: Jets
Capt. Johnny Sadiq

The book, subtitled Jets, tells the story of Johnny Sadiq’s career from his introduction to flying jet aircraft (the Boeing 707) until his retirement when he was an instructor on the Boeing 747. This story, filled with anecdotes and interesting flying adventures as well as behind the scenes goings on in airline flight training and management, covers more than thirty years. The author relates his stories with humour and sensitivity in his characteristic engaging way, telling it ‘like it was,’ warts and all.

Missing Links in Sustainable Development
South Asian Perspectives

This anthology aims at identifying the missing links in sustainable development for South Asia, and proposes fillers for these. Questions addressed in this anthology address why benefits of globalization have failed to trickle down to the region’s vast population, and call for a process of global economic integration that benefits the marginalized.