World Affairs
Dubai’s myth of immunity meets the Gulf
| March 16, 2026
Wealth, mobility, and neutrality once cast Dubai as a safe harbour amidst regional storms. That illusion shattered in early March
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Tag: Shyam Bhatia
World Affairs
Why a Distant War Matters to Mauritius
| March 7, 2026
Opinion
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History
Indenture After Abolition. How Empire Relearned Coercion
| February 9, 2026
London Letter
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Geopolitics
Gulf Manoeuvers Spark Trepidation
| February 1, 2026
London Letter
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Geopolitics
Is the Chagos deal safe?
| January 20, 2026
International Law and Geopolitics
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History
Who Speaks for Former Colonies in Britain — and Why?
| December 29, 2025
London Letter
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World Affairs
Recalibrating Power in Asia
| December 22, 2025
London Letter
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Geopolitics
Who Trusts the West?
| December 14, 2025
Trust does not flow downward from former empires. It is mutual, earned, and sustained only when all sides accept the legitimacy of each other’s interests.
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Geopolitics
Mauritius Between Superpowers: The New Indian Ocean Chessboard
| December 5, 2025
London Letter
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Society
2025 Word of the Year: Oxford follows Cambridge
| December 5, 2025
London Letter
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Opinion
Fault Lines at the Maharaja: Air India’s Week of Failures
| October 24, 2025
London Letter
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Opinion
The New Gaza Tragedy: When Liberation Movements Devour Their Soul
| October 17, 2025
The killings in Gaza evoke the same moral collapse witnessed in Beirut four decades ago
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Opinion
Pink Ball, Stolen Gods: The British Museum’s Gala of Contradiction
| October 4, 2025
London Letter
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Opinion
Britain’s Shrug: Talent Versus Ancestry
| September 26, 2025
London Letter
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Opinion
Nuclear war between India and Pakistan was not on the cards: A.S. Dulat
| September 12, 2025
London Letter
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