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The Battle Of Belonging: On Nationalism, Patriotism, And What It Means To Be Indian is a 2020 book by Indian author and politician Shashi Tharoor.

Reception
Mohammed Ayoob in a review for The Hindu wrote that The Battle of Belonging “is a passionate defence of civic nationalism.”

Priyam Marik writing for The Wire, called the book Tharoor’s “most ambitious work”. He wrote that “this is a book that showcases the power of Tharoor’s erudition, underlines the pedigree of his scholasticism, and even affirms his perspicacity as a comprehensive commentator”. However, pointing out the shortcomings of the work he added that “in spite of its collective promise, The Battle of Belonging falls short of being a genuinely path-breaking tome, for it fails to provide a convincing riposte to the most pertinent issues it raises itself”.