The Diplomat

October 07, 2016

India: The Dying Home of Hume

The house of the founder of the oldest party in India is slowly turning into ruins.

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October 16, 2015

Illuminating Old City Dhaka

Festival organizers hope to put a spotlight on the old city’s beautiful bones.

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July 29, 2015

Should India Thank British Rule For a Free Press?

The British were instrumental in creating the one institution that, like nothing else, helped bring down their rule in India.

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July 24, 2015

Sorry, the United Kingdom Does Not Owe India Reparations

There are good reasons why Britain doesn't owe India reparations.

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June 18, 2015

Was Double Government in Afghanistan a Folly?

During and after the First Anglo-Afghan War, the British embarked on a hybrid form of colonialism, it didn't work.

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May 23, 2015

Review: The Tears of the Rajas: Mutiny, Money and Marriage in India 1805-1905

An excellent new book considers some of the less salutary aspects of Britain's history in India.

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May 11, 2015

Wellington in India: A Great Commander in Embryo

One of the greatest Britons had his formative experience in India.

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March 29, 2015

Winston Churchill in India

The great statesman’s literary career was shaped by fighting in some familiar territory.

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