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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
TopicColonialism

Topic: Colonialism

When it comes to British rule, rich, powerful Indians were complicit every step of the way

Roderick Matthews -
In ‘Peace, Poverty and Betrayal’, Roderick Matthews writes that the initial strategy of the British in India was ‘oblige and rule’.

Is India a colony of China? The answer from trade data is rude

ThePrint Team -
In episode 716 of ‘Cut the Clutter’, Shekhar Gupta explains why India's trade relationship with China is disadvantageous and colonial.

What made Hindu and Muslim women take up prostitution? The British really wanted to know

Durba Mitra -
In ‘Indian Sex Life’, Durba Mitra traces the colonial origins of modern thought and how women’s sexuality was seen as a space for state intervention.

Why 43% of British still think colonial empire was a good thing, and a source of pride

Priya Satia -
In ‘Time’s Monster’, Priya Satia writes how history helped the conscience of the British and made them think the colonial project was a good thing.

That Muslims enslaved Hindus for last 1000 yrs is historically unacceptable: Romila Thapar

Romila Thapar -
The book ‘Inquilab: A Decade of Protest’ chronicles some of the most powerful speeches and articles by Kavita Krishnan, Romila Thapar, Kanhaiya Kumar, Mahua Maitra, and others.

In European history, the World Wars are seen as monstrous aberrations. They were not

Pankaj Mishra -
In ‘Bland Fanatics’, Pankaj Mishra writes how books and films portray the pre-war years as an age of prosperity in Europe. But it was full of war, racism and genocide.

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: ‘Amidst hundreds of corpses, I passed my night, crying and watching’

Kim A. Wagner -
As the bodies and crowds blocked the exits, bullets would ricochet off the surrounding walls, or fragment, and injure more people.

Legendary author V. S. Naipaul passes away, PM & political leaders condole demise

PTI -
Naipaul was a recipient of the Man Booker Prize in 1971, a knighthood for services to literature in 1990, and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001.

The sadistic British officer who was worshipped as a living god in India

Sean Lang -
John Nicholson's fearsome image led to his veneration as a great god and the formation of a religious cult.   

Global Pulse: The sermon at the Royal wedding that will go down in history

Divya Narayanan -
It is perhaps for the first time that a sermon given at the royal wedding will go down in history. Trump's latest targets are low-income women and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro continues his draconian reign. 
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Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

Udit Bubna -
With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

Defence

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

Mayank Kumar -
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

National Interest

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.

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