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INDIA is not alone in using ancient history to ‘weaponise’ its current policy. China under Mao Zedong had used it successfully on October 6, 1962, 14 days before the 1962 war started. This was to introduce a nationalistic fervour to their policy to wage war with India.
Dr Jade Gibson, historical anthropologist, artist and writer speaks to Ari Sitas about the ‘Giraffe Humming’ project which will premiere at the end of October in Cape Town.
'Family Man'-style foreign policy is seductive, but flawed; displays of power, appealing as they are to patriotic audiences, usually serve no clear strategic ends.
Updated: May 07, 2021 14:09 IST With research and anecdotes, two books steer clear of a reductive framing of relations between old neighbours and embrace the complexities Share Article AAA With research and anecdotes, two books steer clear of a reductive framing of relations between old neighbours and embrace the complexities The framing of the long history of India’s interactions with China tends to usually veer between two extremes. The centuries of exchanges, from trade along the Silk Road and Buddhism’s journey to China to maritime interactions, are sometimes invoked to suggest some i...
Share Jaipur: Hailed as the ‘greatest literary show on Earth’ and the ‘Kumbh of Literature’, the Jaipur Literature Festival 2021, will open tomorrow on its brand-new virtual platform which recreates the iconic Diggi Palace Hotel, offering an immersive experience for literature-lovers and festival-goers. The Festival continues to ‘celebrate the word’, bringing together a diverse set of voices and a gamut of ‘stories’ – fearless and funny, fiery and tender, fantastical and true-to-life, equivocal, atypical and every day. With an ever-astounding line up of speakers and session...