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Not a first division but a high second: The hits & misses in our 75-year journey

August 18, 2022

India’s 75 years of Independence are replete with major achievements but failures too. Compared with several other developing countries, India falls short of a first division on most counts but merits a high second division. I am proud that a […]

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I-Day ruminations: Could Partition have been avoided?

August 16, 2021

August 15 remains a day for contemplating whether India’s 1947 Partition was avoidable. Some say the British forced it. Any student of history will say this is laughably false. The most popular narrative says Jinnah’s obduracy compounded by Congress’ lack

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Not a first division but a high second: The hits & misses in our 75-year journey

I-Day ruminations: Could Partition have been avoided?

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