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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.

Could Bollywood make the impossible possible again?

The evergreen Bollywood movie “Amar Akbar Anthony” (AAA) from 1977 was remade in Tamil as “Shankar Salim Simon” (1978), Telugu as “Ram Robert Rahim” (1980), and Malayalam as “John Jaffer Janardhanan” (1982).

Churchill and Gandhi~ II

In the summer of 1940 both Churchill and Gandhi knew that they were facing the most serious challenges of their lives. Churchill‘s mission was first to stop Hitler‘s aggression and then defeat him. For Gandhi, it was an unprecedented opportunity to prove to his own people and the world the efficacy of nonviolent satyagraha; to compel the British to grant independence to India and change the course of human history by proving righteousness and effectiveness of non-violent mass action to resolve conflicts

Numbers game

Demographic trends highlight the changing composition of British society due to factors such as its ageing population and immigration. The…