Monthly Archives: February 2021

Global Research E-Book, Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG) This E-book consists of a Preface and Ten Chapters.  We are dealing with an exceedingly complex process.  In the course of the last twelve months starting in early January 2020, I … Continue reading →

Swalwell remains seated on several committees that are regularly briefed on top secret information pertaining to American national securityImage Rep. Eric Swalwell(Pool/Getty)By Sophie Mann House Republicans are asking FBI Director Christopher Wray to hold a briefing on any past ties that Democratic … Continue reading →

https://theconversation.com/how-the-partition-of-india-happened-and-why-its-effects-are-still-felt-today-81766 August 10, 2017 6.21am EDT Author Sarah Ansari Professor of History, Head of Department, Royal Holloway Disclosure statement Sarah Ansari has previously received funding from the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to explore the impact of Independence … Continue reading →

https://theconversation.com/debating-the-british-empires-legacy-is-pointless-this-is-still-an-imperial-world-74222 As the march towards Brexit rekindles arguments over British nationalism and the strength and merits of the union between England and Scotland, the mass of conflicted feelings over the British Empire is naturally bubbling to the surface again. In the UK itself, two … Continue reading →

https://theconversation.com/britain-should-stop-trying-to-pretend-that-its-empire-was-benevolent-59298 The recent debacle of David Cameron’s filmed condemnation of Nigerian and Afghan corruption and the Queen’s remark on Chinese officials’ rudeness highlights the persistence of imperial thinking in Britain. There seems to be a continuing assumption within the British establishment that … Continue reading →

November 15, 2016 12.10pm EST •Updated November 16, 2016 4.19am EST Author Suraj YengdeAssociate, Department of African and African American Studies, Harvard University Disclosure statement Suraj Yengde does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company … Continue reading →

https://theconversation.com/how-a-british-royals-monumental-errors-made-indias-partition-more-painful-81657 The midnight between August 14 and 15, 1947, was one of history’s truly momentous moments: It marked the birth of Pakistan, an independent India and the beginning of the end of an era of colonialism. It was hardly a joyous moment: … Continue reading →

Indian Independence Act, 1947. CH.30. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. Section.i. The new Dominions. Territories of the new Dominions. Bengal and Assam. The Punjab. The Governor-General of the new Dominions. Legislation for the new Dominions. Consequences of the setting up of the … Continue reading →

https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/modis-plan-to-make-a-singapore-in-gujarat-falls-flat-2375790?pfrom=home-ndtv_opinion When Singapore set up an international financial hub in the late 1960s, the city-state was thinking both fast and slow – seizing an immediate opportunity, and opening a path to long-term economic development. Half a century later, India is … Continue reading →