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India never existed
I deleted my post since I’m just going to put these tweets out there; it will make for a good podcast though. I suspect in a 100 years we will…
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Indian to ban commercial surrogacy
A brief comment calling India’s new bill banning commercial surrogacy an own-goal, with a tweet noting that Indian rules limit paid surrogacy to heterosexual, married, infertile couples.
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Remembering the Birangonas; the female Freedom Fighters/Victims
A short post sharing a tweet and Facebook post remembering the Birangonas, women honoured as freedom fighters or victims of the 1971 war.
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Why is the New York Times so Jealous of India?
A short reaction to a New York Times line on India’s lower wage rates, set against the royal wedding, which the author calls subtle racism towards a country that has…
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Brown Pundits – Episode 5, reflections on the Chinese age
Episode 5 of the BP Podcast reflects on the Chinese age. The host objects to people being surprised that a brown person takes an intellectual interest in China, and argues…
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Does Britain need a Trump to handle Brexit
Writing as a self-declared Tory, the author argues that Theresa May should channel Donald Trump and tell the EU to get lost, since Britain has only to gain from Brexit,…
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Dance like a monkey American politicians!
A short note on a video of American politicians dancing that made the author laugh, linked to Parag Khanna’s new book The Future Is Asian, which argues the world is…
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Hindu genocide ongoing in Pakistan
Sharing a news report on three Hindu men killed in an Orakzai suicide bombing, the author describes it as ongoing genocide of Hindus in Pakistan, and argues that India must…
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The Hindu Rashtra that never was-
A Shashi Tharoor tweet, posted without comment, saying he is stunned by almost every aspect of a High Court judgement.
The Indian Subcontinent Argues with Itself
Sunday, 8 November 2026Since December 2010 · 4,170 posts · 93,920 comments
