I have been a dedicated reader for more than fifteen years. What began as a habit of picking up whatever caught my eye has grown into a steady practice of reading widely, taking notes and writing about the books that stay with me. Since 2019 I have kept a log of every book I read, and I review most of them.
Readings and Reflections is my way of giving something back. Reading has shaped how I think, and I believe it can do the same for others. For about a decade I have also been speaking and lecturing on making reading a way of life, and this site carries that work forward. By sharing my reviews, notes and reading lists, I hope to nurture a culture of reading and encourage more people to pick up books, read them closely and think about what they read.
My interests run across war and strategy, the sea and maritime history, India and its neighbours, great-power politics and the histories behind today's headlines, leadership, and the ideas and technologies, from AI to economics, that are reshaping the world. I have written peer-reviewed articles and book reviews on maritime strategy, limited war and international affairs, published in journals including the Journal of Defence Studies, India Quarterly, Maritime Affairs (the journal of the National Maritime Foundation), the Defence and Diplomacy Journal of the Centre for Air Power Studies, and the Indian Naval Despatch. I have also written for the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) and the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS). I serve on the editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals in my field and review for them.
