Sugata Bose calls it the ‘colourful cosmopolitanism’ and the ‘border-crossing possibilities’ of India’s nationalist freedom movement—where foreign influences could happily coexist with surging patriotism.
When considering practical political issues, the nationalism spectrum has two ends -- moral cosmopolitanism and practical nationalism -- which need to be balanced at all times.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Nothing to learn from Bongs especially of the ‘intellectual’ variety who have played no mean part in fully embracing dry Western philosophies like Marxism, to the complete exclusion of their own colourful yet sophisticated indigenous social, cultural and economic traditions. Thereby converting West Bengal to Waste Bengal.
Nothing to learn from Bongs especially of the ‘intellectual’ variety who have played no mean part in fully embracing dry Western philosophies like Marxism, to the complete exclusion of their own colourful yet sophisticated indigenous social, cultural and economic traditions. Thereby converting West Bengal to Waste Bengal.
The answer to Ms. Sarojini Naidu’s question posed at the Asian Relations Conference in 1947: Islam and Muslims.