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The article reviews several books including "The Untold Story of the People of Azad Kashmir," by Christopher Snedden, "The Other Kashmir," by Pervez Dewan and "Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Constitutional Status and Political Reality," by Mohammed Monir Alam and Ajeet Kumar Bali.

A review of the book "Challenging the Aid Paradigm: Western Currents & Asian Alternatives," edited by Jens Stilhoff Sörensen is presented.

The article reviews several books including "In the Graveyard of Empires: America's War in Afghanistan," by Seth G. Jones, "Can United States Secure an Insecure State," by Forrest E. Morgan, C. Christine Fair, Keith Crane, Christopher S. Chivvis, Samir Puri and Michael Spirtas, and "The South Asia Story: The First Sixty Years of U.S. Relations With India and Pakistan," by Harold Gould.

Reviews of a number of books are presented, including: "Popular Religion and Ascetic Practices: New Studies on Mahima Dharma," edited by Ishita Banerjee-Dube and Johannes Beltz; "Local Cells, Global Science: The Rise of Embryonic Stem-Cell Research in India" by Aditya Bharadwaj and Peter Glasner; "State Formation and Radical Democracy in India" by Manali Desai; and others.

The article reviews several books including "Pakistan: Inside the World's Most Frightening Place," by Mary Ann Weaver, "Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir," by Fatima Bhutto and "The Great Divide: India and Pakistan," edited by Ira Pande.

The article reviews several books including "Ethnic Life-Worlds in North-East Indian: An Analysis," by Prasenjit Biswas and Chandan Suklabaidya, "Kashmir: Insurgency and After," by Balraj Puri and "Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons," by Joseph Cirincione.

Tilak Devasher Pakistan: The Balochistan Conundrum, Harper Collins, New Delhi, 2019, pp. 359+xxxi, Rs. 899, ISBN 978-93-5337-070-5 It is not often that Pakistan is talked of in terms of the diversities it embodies. Devasher underlines that Pakistan has persistently betrayed the Baloch people, and failed to live up to its commitments, such as for provincial autonomy made by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto while seeking Baloch backing for a consensus constitution in 1973 (p. xxiv). Social indicators in the region are disconcerting and, in terms of the Human Development Index (HDI), Balochistan remains far behind compared to other provinces of Pakistan (p.145). [Extracted from the article]

A review of the book "Power and Terror: Conflict, Hegemony and the Rule of Force" revised edition, by Noam Chomsky and a foreword by Chris Hedges is presented.

The article reviews the book "Changing Homelands: Hindu Politics and the Partition of India," by Neeti Nair.

The article reviews the books "Confronting Al-Qaeda: New Strategies to Combat Terrorism," by Kevin McGrath and "How Pakistan Negotiates With the United States: Riding the Roller Coaster," by Howard B. Schaffer and Teresita C. Schaffer.

The article reviews the book "Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America, and the Future of the Global Jihad," by Bruce Riedel.

The article reviews the book "Makers of Modern India," by Ramchandra Guha.

A review of the book "His Majesty's Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose & India's Struggle Against Empire," by Sugata Bose is presented.

The article reviews the book "The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency, "edited by George C. Edwards III and William G. Howell.

A review of the book "Tibet: A History," by Sam Van Schaik is presented.

The article reviews the book "Symbols of Nations and Nationalism: Celebrating Nationhood," by Gabriela Elgenius.

A review of the second edition of the book "The Afghanistan Wars," by William Maley is presented.

The article reviews the book "First Draft: Witness to the Making of Modern India," by B. G. Verghese