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Great Games

The term “Great Games” (inspired by the French term Le grand jeu suggesting risk, chance and deception) was coined in the 19th century to frame the rivalry between the competing British and Russian Empires over dominating Asia.

Welfare to Work

Britain’s workforce crisis has reached alarming proportions, with millions trapped in a cycle of unemployment or underemployment.

Democracy Dismantled

The sentencing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong under its controversial National Security Law signifies a turning point in the former British colony’s political and legal history.

Starmer troubles

The resignation of former civil servant Sue Gray, the British Prime Minister’s chief of staff, amid reports of internal tensions raises important questions about leadership stability at a critical juncture for the new Labour government.

Poll bugle

The decision by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a national election for July 4 is a bold and risky manoeuvre, given the precarious position of his Conservative Party.

Gandhi’s path

Through the last two weeks of March and April 1930, Mahatma Gandhi continued his march on foot, along with 78 Congress volunteers from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad to the Gujarat coast; what the world knows as the Dandi March or Salt Satyagraha, a historic event.