British empire
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Clive of India isn’t welcome in Shrewsbury either | Letters
Jean Garner objects to his monument in the Shropshire town and is hoping for Thangam Debbonaire’s support in g…
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Labour peer calls for removal of Clive of India statue from outside Foreign Office
Thangam Debbonaire says Indian visitors to the ministry should not have to walk past ‘historically inaccurate’…
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Global moral consensus is just wishful thinking | Letters
Alex Watson writes that moralising over Putin and Netanyahu is nothing without enforceable law, while Ravishan…
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Britain’s bonfire of the atrocities | Brief letters
Destroyed documents | Football shirt dilemma | Wednesday misery | Awkward advert placementAngela Blazy-O’Reill…
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Colonial legacies like the Great Hedge of India should be taught in schools | Letter
Cliff Southcombe and Marianne Hood believe it is time to foster a greater understanding of the British empire …
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The great remembrance divide: Britain fought for freedom in Europe, but against it in the colonies | Mihir Bose
While war raged against Hitler, people in places such as India were brutalised – despite their own sacrifices …
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I agree that Britain is a work in progress. But let’s be wary of distorting the past | Letter
Shyamol Banerji responds to an article by Mihir Bose on the country coming to terms with its colonial pastMihi…
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‘Inevitable’ India’s jewels taken by British empire will be returned, says author
Narendra Modi is preparing a campaign to reclaim items in UK museums and held by the royal family, such as the…
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Discovering Britain’s first Asian MP | Letter
David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre was the first, not Dadabhai Naoroji, says Tony BerrettDavid Ochterlony Dyce Sombr…
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Indian minister calls for abolition of 1,500 laws dating back to Raj
Archaic laws include fining those who fail to beat a drum to beat back locusts or report money found in street…
- British empire, Colonialism, India, Monarchy, Narendra Modi, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘Painful memories’: what will the royal family do with the Koh-i-noor diamond?
India’s Narenda Modi has suggested Queen Consort should not wear infamous gem on coronation dayThe phrase “jew…
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Under our monarchy, a deeply unequal world flourished | Letters
Readers respond to Afua Hirsch’s article calling for Britain to confront the painful truth of its colonial pas…
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On the anniversary of partition, let’s consign the pitiless logic of Hindu v Muslim to the past | Pankaj Mishra and Ali Sethi
Since 1947, India and Pakistan have shared profound affinities across ferociously policed bordersPankaj Mishra…
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Records of 320,000 Punjab soldiers from first world war uncovered
Military files of Indian troops left unread in Pakistan museum for 97 years go onlineThe records of 320,000 tr…
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British rule in India: an abusive relationship | Letters
Arguments that ‘it was not all bad’ can quickly descend into a catalogue of justifications for atrocious acts …