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Colonialism
![The Pacific’s Evolving Map The Pacific’s Evolving Map](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-07-15-130611.jpg)
The Pacific’s Evolving Map
By Patricia O’Brien
The quotidian legacies of colonialism in the Pacific are dramatically shaping the present.
![Imperialist Apologia: Salt on Colonial Wounds Imperialist Apologia: Salt on Colonial Wounds](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-07-27-183025.jpg)
Imperialist Apologia: Salt on Colonial Wounds
By Ryan Mitra and Parijat Pandya
The success of “RRR,” set during the British Raj, has sparked a new wave of apologia for British colonialism.
![Sedition Laws and Their Post-Colonial Legacy in India and Pakistan Sedition Laws and Their Post-Colonial Legacy in India and Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-22-1.jpg)
Sedition Laws and Their Post-Colonial Legacy in India and Pakistan
By Bansari Kamdar
The legacy of colonial-era sedition laws weighs heavily on both India and Pakistan.
![Britain’s Nepali Gurkha Veterans Struggle for Justice Britain’s Nepali Gurkha Veterans Struggle for Justice](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-32720883524_a8f9762cc9_b.jpg)
Britain’s Nepali Gurkha Veterans Struggle for Justice
By Arun Budhathoki
Nepal’s Gurkha veterans continue their struggle against Britain.
![Suketu Mehta’s Manifesto: This Land is Our Land Suketu Mehta’s Manifesto: This Land is Our Land](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-fence-72864_1280.jpg)
Suketu Mehta’s Manifesto: This Land is Our Land
By Krzysztof Iwanek
This Land is Our Land is a defense of people’s right to migrate and a strong critique of Trump’s migration policies.
![Is China Inflicting a 'Century of Humiliation' on the World? Is China Inflicting a 'Century of Humiliation' on the World?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-33007432545_1407b5880b_z.jpg)
Is China Inflicting a 'Century of Humiliation' on the World?
By Ben Lowsen
China's questionable practices and laissez-faire attitude are buying it a reputation similar to the colonial powers that once tormented it.
![Drinking in Hanoi: Alcohol and Politics in Vietnam Drinking in Hanoi: Alcohol and Politics in Vietnam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-pexels-photo-370984.jpg)
Drinking in Hanoi: Alcohol and Politics in Vietnam
By David Hutt
A very short history of alcohol and politics in Vietnam.
![70 Years of the Radcliffe Line: Understanding the Story of Indian Partition 70 Years of the Radcliffe Line: Understanding the Story of Indian Partition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-img_6583.jpg)
70 Years of the Radcliffe Line: Understanding the Story of Indian Partition
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
On its 70th anniversary, a review of the Radcliffe Line.
![The British Raj’s Social and Institutional Impact on Indian Society The British Raj’s Social and Institutional Impact on Indian Society](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-800px-east_india_house_by_thomas_malton_the_younger.jpg)
The British Raj’s Social and Institutional Impact on Indian Society
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The legacy of empire was born of profit-seeking.
![This Is How Europe Conquered Asia This Is How Europe Conquered Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-erstes_pr._bataillon_leibgarde_in_schlacht_bei_kollin.jpg)
This Is How Europe Conquered Asia
By Franz-Stefan Gady
It was not just superior technology that enabled European states to establish colonies in Asia.
![China in Africa, Part III: The Ugly China in Africa, Part III: The Ugly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-09_12-51-38.jpg)
China in Africa, Part III: The Ugly
By David Volodzko
Untangling the diverse threads that make up the "China in Africa" narrative is a herculean task.
![Diamonds Are Forever: India and the UK Revisit the Koh-i-Noor Diamond Diamonds Are Forever: India and the UK Revisit the Koh-i-Noor Diamond](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-21_19-54-12.jpg)
Diamonds Are Forever: India and the UK Revisit the Koh-i-Noor Diamond
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India has acknowledged that there may not be a good legal case for the return of the diamond.
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