Posts Tagged ‘India’
Pakistan's problem is that we did not make it British enough
Having told the Indians last year that Pakistan was basically a nest of terrorists, David Cameron has now told an audience of academics in Pakistan that the real problem is Britain! Not just Kashmir,... Read More
What happens when a foreigner tells India that Gandhi was racist and bisexual?
A reader has contacted me to ask if I would support a ban on Joseph Lelyveld’s new biography of Mahatma Gandhi, which questions his sexuality and suggests he harboured some racist attitudes during h... Read More
India v Pakistan: This game knocks the Ashes for six
In England we have long regarded our Ashes encounters with Australia as embodying the biggest cricketing rivalry in the world. We deceive ourselves. India versus Pakistan is now the most meaningful an... Read More
Rory Stewart: Gentleman scholar or snooty gap-yah tragedy?
On March 21, a Brownite Labour MP rose to her feet in the House of Commons. “Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker,” said Natascha Engel, “for calling me to speak after one of the b... Read More
Barack Obama wasted his breath in India last year
When Barack Obama visited India last November he lectured his hosts on the responsibilities which come with the world leadership New Delhi craves. The price of our own freedom is “standing up fo... Read More
Developing countries act, while Britain just talks, on the green economy
Guess what, in the words of one supposedly hard-nosed Cabinet minister this week, is “the Government’s biggest priority”. Cutting the deficit? The Big Society? Dealing with Colonel... Read More
India's poor – our responsibility? Or India's?
The BBC is reporting – not for the first time – that Andrew Mitchell’s review of the UK’s international development budget will see a string of countries losing their aid chequ... Read More
Andrew Mitchell: 'Chief Whip corroded by cynicism'
Do spend a moment studying ParkerBarker’s fascinating FT interview with Andrew Mitchell. It’s mainly about his ambitions for international development, on the back of his decision to giv... Read More
Do we need GM to feed the world? It's not as simple as it seems
Is this the week of the great GM fightback? First a much-hyped report by the Government’s Foresight Unit appeared to endorse it as an important solution to world hunger. And then Nobel laureate Sir ... Read More
Liam Fox should not let unthinking fashionistas decide British foreign policy. Sri Lanka needs rebuilding
In February 1945, British and American aircraft dropped more than 3,900 tons of high-explosive and incendiary bombs on Dresden. “People were caught in fires as hot as 1000° C”, Britain’s Natio... Read More