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“I did not think about Avalokitesvara again until very recently, when I picked up a copy of William Dalrymple’s latest book, The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed The World.” ⁦⁦Alok Khorana, MD⁩’s stellar review of ⁦William Dalrymple⁩ book lithub.com/a-deeply-globa…

Based on a terrific new paper by Guido Alfani, Michele Bolla & Walter Scheidel. Enjoy ! nature.com/articles/s4146…

This is what a massive Israeli war crime looks like. It is also evidence of genocidal intent. x.com/btselem/status…

New from Empire Podcast QUEEN VICTORIA & HER 20,000 CHESTS OF OPIUM (And the little matter of her $10 million bill)

Commissioner Lin was the most effective official in Qing China. In December 1838 he arrived in Canton and declared a War On Drugs. He initiated mass arrests of known Chinese opium dealers and put up proclamations announcing his mission to completely destroy the opium trade. He

In this episode, anita anand & I tell the story of how Charles Elliot "Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China" was so hopelessly outwitted by Commissioner Lin that he landed Queen Victoria with a $10 million owed to Jardine, Matheson and the other

anita anand It was to force the Chinese to pay this bill and reimburse the biggest drug dealers in history that the British declared war on China, so initiating the notoriously unjust Opium Wars and beginning the Chinese 'Century of Humiliation'. These wars still haunt China today and

anita anand Listen as anita anand & I explore the bizarre story of how Queen Victoria ended up with a bill for several tons of opium that Commissioner Lin dumped in the sea... listen now wherever you get your podcasts! linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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Great news! UK and India have struck trade deal, Modi says - on.ft.com/3EQ2Cy0 via Financial Times

The reputation of the Labour Party will never recover if the Keir Starmer & David Lammy continue their complicity with this mass slaugnter & ethnic cleansing "Gaza will be entirely destroyed,’ far-right Israeli minister tells conference" theguardian.com/world/live/202…

"At first glance, the silent display of photos — a simple act to mourn Gazan children — would seem unremarkable. But in light of the Israeli public’s indifference to the destruction of Gaza, these vigils have begun to crack the wall of apathy." Oren Ziv 972mag.com/silent-vigils-…

The reputation of the Labour Party will never recover if the Keir Starmer & David Lammy continue their complicity with this mass slaugnter & ethnic cleansing "Gaza will be entirely destroyed,’ far-right Israeli minister tells conference" theguardian.com/world/live/202…

A number of us have written to the Prime Minister calling for recognition of Palestine. “By failing to recognise Palestine, we send the dangerous message that Palestinian statehood is conditional, while Israeli territorial expansion continues unchecked.”

The west’s shameful silence on Gaza on.ft.com/3Z2yQge | opinion

Hours after India UK FTA indicates the govt has agreed to drop a number of tariffs, US President Trump also says India has agreed to zero out tariffs with the US.

The ominous sounds of fighter jets punctuate the night in Kashmir. Who knows what tomorrow brings for the subcontinent…

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Many congratulations Declan! So very well deserved!

New from Empire Podcast QUEEN VICTORIA & HER 20,000 CHESTS OF OPIUM (And the little matter of her $10 million bill)