Rishi

Accept it for what it is.... A gossipy, tabloidish, and often slapdash account, albeit one with a lot of access to Trumps White house and senior staff. Its a fun read but it's main utility is to enable an open discussion of stuff that more serious reporters have known for ages but have not been able to attribute to specific people... That Trump is a petulant, narcissistic child who nobody respects.

I think a 5 star history of modern India would be almost impossible to achieve, because the task of building a cohesive, coherent, substantive and readable history about such a broad, complicated topic is a gargantuan task. Guha does a pretty good job, however, effectively balancing broad trends while making sure that regional issues are also documented. Guha, like myself, is clearly an advocate of a secular democratic state that recognises the realities of historical injustice and seeks to address them. Therefore, his perspective about Nehru and other early leaders will necessarily not reflect the perspective of many on the political right of Indian politics.

Overall this was a highly educational book for people looking to understand modern India and how it has evolved.