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Britain

Unwritten Histories

More than a century after she broke into one of Britain’s most exclusive medical institutions, Jamini Sen is only now being restored to public memory ~ through a recent biography and renewed institutional recognition.

Privilege on Trial

When the former holder of high office is arrested, the real test is not only of that individual but of the institutions that once protected his authority.

A Bad Call

The row over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as Britain’s ambassador to the United States has become more than a scandal about a man’s past.

Conditional Sanctuary

Britain’s immigration reset has now widened far beyond the asylum system. What began as an attempt to deter irregular arrivals has morphed into a deeper reconfiguration of the country’s entire approach to belonging.

Survival or purpose?

Britain’s Labour government’s internal turbulence has reached a defining moment. Barely seventeen months after securing power, Prime Minister Keir Starmer now faces rumblings of revolt from within his own ranks.

Labour’s Dilemma

The recent Spending Review presented by UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves was meant to signal the dawn of a new economic chapter for Britain ~ one focused on investment, growth, and the promise of improving the lot of working families.

New Great Game

In the old and new Great Game, Afghanistan has held a central position. Peter Hopkirk, in his path-breaking book The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, chronicled the 19th-century geopolitical chessboard involving Britain and Russia.