The Indian National Interest Review
June 2009
Issue no. 27
Featured articles
- Perspective
Towards a shared understanding
There are exciting times ahead and the clear stream of reason will eventually find its way out of the dreary desert sand of dead habit. In the end, science will triumph over ideology.
- Perspective
Getting objective about it
Historical narratives must be stress-tested before acceptance
- Roundup
The Eastern Sea and Golden Lands
One day, a thousand years ago…
- Book Review
A Muslim traveller’s tales
Ibn Battuta’s travels showcase the importance of Muslim trade networks and the prosperity it bought to the trading communities in India and elsewhere.
Table of contents
- Perspective
Towards a shared understanding
There are exciting times ahead and the clear stream of reason will eventually find its way out of the dreary desert sand of dead habit. In the end, science will triumph over ideology.
- Perspective
Getting objective about it
Historical narratives must be stress-tested before acceptance
- Roundup
The peopling of India
A genomic unity that goes back 50,000 years
- Roundup
The Ghaggar and the Sarasvati
The scientific evidence is against their being one and the same
- Roundup
Hubs of the medieval trade
During a period round of globalisation
- Roundup
The Eastern Sea and Golden Lands
One day, a thousand years ago…
- Roundup
The tribal militias of the Frontier
The British had terrible luck purchasing their loyalty
- Book Review
A Muslim traveller’s tales
Ibn Battuta’s travels showcase the importance of Muslim trade networks and the prosperity it bought to the trading communities in India and elsewhere.
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Pragati
The Indian National Interest Review
No 27 | Jun 2009
Published by The Indian National Interest-an independent community of individuals committed to increasing public awareness and education on strategic affairs, economic policy and governance.
Advisory Panel
Mukul G Asher
Sameer Jain
Amey V Laud
V Anantha Nageswaran
Ram Narayanan
Sameer Wagle
Editors
Nitin Pai
Ravikiran Rao
Contributing Editor
Sushant K Singh
Guest Editor
Jayakrishnan Nair
Editorial Support
Priya Kadam
Acknowledgements
Bryce E Johnson (Cover Photo)
The Modern Library
John Murray (Publishers)
Ranjith P
Rahul Siddharthan
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