Empty think tanks: Why are the best books on recent Indian history written abroad?

In the past three months, two excellent books have been published that have a significant bearing involving India in particular and South Asia in general. One concerns an event 42 years ago - the 1971 war for the independence of Bangladesh. The other is more recent in public memory - the attack on Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Both events marked turning points in India's relations with Pakistan and the US.

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