Greater Game

"Praagh has a well-honed sense of history and a keen eye for the human element in the events that unfolded since 1947. His critical account of the trajectory of socio-economic and political developments in postcolonial India vividly describes the devious and self-serving ways in which the Congress conducted the affairs of the nation. Praagh also sheds light on how the party repeatedly rode roughshod on popular aspirations both at home and in neighbouring countries in its bid to subjugate them. His most trenchant criticism is reserved for the Nehru 'dynasty' and the hordes of minions who unquestioningly carried out its diktats during its years in office." Badrinath Rao, Department of Liberal Studies, Kettering University