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Three London exhibitions grapple with ways to confront the legacy of the British Empire
History
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France’s troubled obsession with India
Blake Smith
Environment
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Anthropocene and Empire
Stacey Balkan
Conflict
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What a century of aerial bombardment in Waziristan tells us about the CIA’s decade-old drone programme
Vazira Fazila-Yacoobali Zamindar
Sports
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How profit trumped passion in the beautiful game
Shougat Dasgupta
Caste
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Ambedkar, Gandhi and the battle against caste
Arundhati Roy
Economy
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Japan’s tormented relationship with its modernity
Pankaj Mishra
History
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A layered yet selective history of the West in Afghanistan
Manan Ahmed Asif
History
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Reportage
How John and WH Auden captured the Himalayas during the twilight of the British Raj
Deborah Baker
History
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After 100 years as India’s capital, what forces are shaping the city’s development today?
Nayanjot Lahiri