Summary: Breakneck - China's Quest To Engineer The Future
Explore how the US is run by lawyers, and faces challenges in innovation compared to China’s engineering-driven governance.
Geopolitics
Book summary: The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
The book is a memoir of John Perkins who worked as an economic hitman.
Book Summary: One Man's View of the World by Lee Kuan Yew
The world views of Lee Kuan Yew, the architect of the modern Singapore.
Book Summary: Red Notice by Bill Browder
The story of the rise and fall of the biggest foreign investor in Russia.
Book summary: Why Nations Fail
The book is a good read on why some nations are rich today while others are poor.
Book Summary: Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Art of War is considered one of the classic books on military strategy. Due to the recent resurgence of China as an economic superpower, the book has garnered interest from non-Chinese who are curious to know more about its strategy.
Book Summary: Breakout Nations by Ruchir Sharma
The book provides a nice summary of economic events of the recent past (~50 years) and builds upon the case for the coming 10 years.
Book Summary: Imagining India by Nandan Nilekani
The book presents a generalists view of post-independent India. Unlike “India Unbound”, this book focuses primarily on post-independent India and takes a more pragmatic approach towards understanding the problems of contemporary India. The best parts of the book are the interesting contradictions that the nation went through - love/hate relationship with the English language, fear of technology, and neglected urban development.