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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicColonisation

Topic: Colonisation

Musk wants ‘native’, ‘indigenous’ terms for Europeans. Dispute erupts

First Nations is specific to Canada, Native Americans is mostly used in the US. And the term indigenous is broader, referring to tribal and aboriginal populations across the globe.

Railways aren’t proof of British benevolence. History is never neutral: DY Chandrachud

Kapil Sibal, DY Chandrachud, and Tushar Mehta attended the launch of Rakesh Dwivedi’s ‘Colonisation Crusade and Freedom of India’ at the India International Centre in New Delhi.

Manuals for European women, satires, paintings: How British Raj depicted Indian workers

European women residing in India wrote several ‘housewives’ manuals for newcomers. One section specifically focussed on the dos and don’ts with regard to ‘servants’.

East India Company to World War: How Brahmaputra river was militarised

The river became an ally for the EIC’s military expeditions from the early 19th century and became a way to gain control over the northeast's untamed geographies.

Why ‘imperial’ Donald Trump wants to buy Denmark’s Greenland

Donald Trump made an ‘absurd’ offer to buy Greenland from Denmark. Minerals, North Atlantic shipping and other factors may have prompted the proposal.

Did the British invent caste in India? Yes, at least how we see it now

British Indian government found multiple justifications for not intervening in the biased caste system.

Don’t blame Sharia for Islamic extremism – blame colonialism

There is no inherent tension between Sharia, human rights and rule of law. Sharia’s application depends on who is using it – and why.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.