A Faustian bargain
Under the much-vaunted new secularism, Muslims were treated as second-class citizens at best - and were often the victims of mass pogroms
What the conviction of Rahul Gandhi means for India
The conviction of Rahul Gandhi – an opposition politician and dynastic heir to three of India’s past prime ministers –…
How the British saved India’s classical history
In India, a generation has been brought up on the academic Edward Said’s unhistorical prejudices towards the British and what…
The Elgin marbles and the rot of ‘decolonisation’
The proposed return to Greece, in the guise of loans, of some of the British Museum’s most iconic objects, the…
Partition wasn’t inevitable
‘Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge,…
Statue wars: what should we do with controversial monuments?
Secretary of State for Communities Robert Jenrick’s pledge to protect monuments and statues from mob iconoclasm with new laws and…
