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Why British refused to return the remains of Prince Alemayehu of Ethiopia
It is not just looted diamonds and valuable artefacts that former colonial powers want to hold on to; they can also be possessive about...
Jun 18, 20231 min read


King Charles's coronation: The crown comes with challenges
On May 6, as King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned in all their finery at Westminster Abbey, over a thousand people, dressed in...
May 8, 20235 min read


A Passage to India
AMBASSADORS, CONTRARY TO general opinion, can often lead fraught lives. Behind the curtain of glamour and ceremony, they are constantly...
May 5, 20235 min read


How Punjab is becoming an old age home
Mr Bains, a kindly 90-year-old retired customs officer, hosted us last month at his home amidst mango orchards outside Gurdaspur. Alone,...
Apr 23, 20233 min read


What are the implications of Sunak’s effusive overture to Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron receiving UK premier Rishi Sunak at the Elysée Palace last week certainly made for good television. Two...
Mar 26, 20233 min read


Is Nikki Haley the generational change Republicans are looking for?
In a recently released teaser video, Nikki Haley—or more fully Nimrata Nikki Haley nee Randhawa—comes across as a forthright fighter. She...
Feb 26, 20233 min read


When Jerusalem called on Mukteshwar
It was October 1945. World War II had just ended. Atomic weapons had been deployed for the first time in history. Millions of lives had...
Dec 25, 20223 min read


Donald Trump’s 1,001 insults
A friend invariably refers to Trump as Drumpf. I thought it was a nickname inspired by The Smurfs and doused generously with indignation....
Nov 27, 20223 min read


Will Camilla wear the Kohinoor?
A delightful clip on Twitter brightened the autumnal grey beyond my window: Liz Truss arriving for her weekly meeting with King Charles...
Oct 30, 20223 min read
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