Malevolent Republic

'Kapil Komireddi explores the unhealthy symbiosis that brought [India] to this point. . . The charges [he] lays at the prime minister's door are damning.' * The Financial Times * 'a timely intervention at a dangerous moment. both the times and the subject demand anger, argument and urgency. Malevolent Republic supplies all three and is all the better for it.' -- The Observer 'Written with passion and savagery, this is a polemical and highly readable short history of modern India from Indira Gandhi to Narendra Modi.' -- Gideon Rachman '[E]loquent on the subject of religious tolerance, communal harmony and human decency, all of which appear to be in harrowingly short supply among the acolytes who surround Modi.' * The Times * 'In precise and sharp language 'Malevolent Republic' takes readers on a terrifying and yet illuminating journey through the rapidly transforming political, social and religious landscape of Modi's India.' * Times Literary Supplement * 'Dazzling prose ... All of this information is arresting, essential, devastating.' -- The Spectator 'What makes Komireddi's narrative interesting, and more importantly fair, is the care he's taken to look at all leaders from Nehru to Modi in equal light.' The book is well-documented and highly readable. All discerning Indians and their well-wishers should read it, reflect on the issues raised in it, and if possible act on them. -- The Hindu 'Kapil Komireddi ranks high among the wisest, most astute, and most humane observers of modern India.' * David Frum, The Atlantic * 'Kapil Komireddi is one of the most thoughtful and thorough journalists writing today. His range of interests is impressive in its breadth and cosmopolitanism; his is a rare voice that can comment on global affairs from a truly comparative perspective.' -- Amitav Ghosh 'Kapil Komireddi is a writer of flair, originality, and, above all, an absolute independence of mind ... his ability to see through posturing and prejudice makes his work both distinctive and compelling. This book deserves to be widely read within India and beyond.' -- Ramachandra Guha 'A blistering invective against Indias prime minister, Narendra Modi, and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Malevolent Republic isnt just a troubling history, its a dire warning.' -- Georgetown Security Studies Review

KS (Kapil Satish) Komireddi was born in India, and educated there and in England. His commentary, criticism, and journalism from South Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East have appeared, among other publications, in The Economist, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The New Statesman, The Spectator, TIME, Foreign Policy, and The Jewish Chronicle. This is his first book.