Indian MP Shashi Tharoor talks to Jon Snow on Channel 4 News about British colonial misdeeds and their echoes today. Subscribe for more identity politics: bit.ly/LtASif.
‘Britain destroyed India through looting, expropriation – and outright theft – all conducted in a spirit of deep racism and amoral cynicism.’ One man’s blistering critique of our colonialist past by one of the world’s leading diplomats. Shashi Tharoor, now an Indian MP, has just published his latest book on the iniquities of the British Empire. And its themes have echoes today.
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What a great remark for give,but not for get,is a opening statement,till the end of the conversation,Shashi’s voice,presentation are awesome on eaqual or at one up position and upholded the values of our country
Like saying the italians destroyed england we gave the empire up but we gave alot much like the romans gave to us cricket for example
It is the British colonials, the continuation of whose first ever humanist policies have saved India from repetition of its suicidal history from 1857 till date. However, the exceptional narratives created by the likes of Tarroor are working their way to taking India back to the revitalization of its historical hegemonic ambitions of the region. That too is the product of adopting colonialists policies to the current regional milieu with the stark difference of the enhanced striking reach and ability of NATO's military interventions into the neighborhood, which a power conscious India wants to take to the next level and present itself as an extension of the West through its QUAD aspirations.
It would've been far better for the region if India had used its vast colonial diplomatic historical experience alongwith the conventional wisdom of her statesmen to lead the region into better and cohesive political, economic and environmental integration.
Her visible choice of militarism and the failed modern geo strategics of a failing Western order (disorder) as the next milestone for its millions doesn't augur well with the extreme uncertainty of hyper capitalistic policies in the vicinity.
India must resort to humanism more than ever to find its well deserved place on the world screen than a being a stooge of the collective West.
soy and offended people who are constantly oppressed and insulted by something)
That was a 1st Indian and last Indian
No free trade with British. Please as these jokers to read the history by Will Durant about " Thee Story of Civilization ' before asking any question.
The Mughals Massacred 800 million and British shamelessly allowed 200 million to die in 70 famines in 200 years of their rule making a rich country like USA into Somalia with just 7% literacy and 30 years of life expectancy.
Rogues/Scoundrels never made any attempt to improve India.
All that is achieved since 1947 but created Pakistan and Social Problems.
Thank God they didn't chop hands like Belgian did in Congo and Germans Beheading Namibians and burry school children alive in Canada behind Churches in
A person with stolen suit and created wealth out of stolen money with slaves/indentured labourers for construction should keep their mouth shut
I am so happy to see this man hit them the truth these Brits showing of with our wealth
The same group is now attacking hindu women from India and killing our careers in the WEST
Boo fucking hoo. What with Indias space programme, nuclear capability and massive disparity between the richest and poorest in society…and at no point EVER did India or any of its previous incantations EVER do anything considered bad form to another country or group of people!
did UK invented the caste indian system? 🤔🧐
Same on channel 4 . This channel is showing only unorganized part of india. Guys please show little developed parts of india so that local british public should get little more Idea on india's development. 😂😂😂😂
FEEL SHAME AND GIVE INDIA'S MONEY BACK. SUCH A SHAMELESS ACT BY BRITISH. THEY STILL HAVE STOLEN THINGS FROM INDIAN IN A MUSEUM PRETENDING IT IS THEIRS, SUCH A SHAMELESS ACT.
The English are the most hated country, maybe bar USA 🇺🇸 in the world….the English even tried to screw the Americans over….not to be trusted
Watching in 2024 before my english exam, his english is spot on. Also india's economy has surpassed britain's😁
From Bangladesh.
Love this man
King Charles and British people get ready to pay your debts with interest or give up your lands…history is a ledger and it’s coming back to haunt you for war crimes. Books need to be balanced.
We all know this already.
Then:Indian learn English from British
Now: British learn English from Sashi Tharoor
Why western channel always shows bad images of india.Why folks
But india Continues to destroy itself😂😂
Ask him about Phoolan Devi
How did Bjp Rule Destroyed Peace in India within a Short Period of Ten years, which the Mughal Rulers didnt do within a long Span of more than Eight Hundred Years?????????!!!!!!!!?
Mr. Tharoor highly educated than indian prime minister modi
Not only india all other colonies exploited,looted by their european colonizers. But different in india. The british educated the lower caste people who downtradden for 1000s of years
Racism
https://youtube.com/shorts/v2koXc3R_18?si=MAxfmqff2zthYhz8
I ended up here by investigating the Opera Lakmé… I had the wrong idea about British Colonialism all along. I have a new respect for India and its people. We always thought that you guys were so enlightened for being so poor and humble and yet so spiritual, but aside from that, you were poor because the British Empire made you that way. I cannot say we suffered the same treatment, but being from Argentina has a slightly bittersweet taste regarding the same matters. I really enjoyed Sashi's demeanor.
Now india is recovering, prospering and buying up british companies while the uk declines and deindustrialises without its empire
This Indian speaks English better than most upper class white British gentleman
Womp womp enough about the white countries being taught to hate themselves
He's great. I'm British but i think Tharoor would be a great Indian PM
Tharoor suggests that the people who were asset stripping and exploiting India during the time of the Raj, were representative of all British people, when in fact, the people of which he speaks were treating my kind – the British working class with at best, the same amount of contempt! What do you want from the working classes of my country, reparation?
It’s curious to here the claim “Britain ruined India” from – not only a person of privilege, but a person who has benefited from an educational institution which would not exist without his oppressors.
If only I and others like me in the country which he claims to have wronged him so badly could have benefited from such hallowed educational institutions? Perhaps I too would speak with the same English accent?
India is a nuclear power, has a space programme, a powerful and modern army, airforce and blue water navy. She also has a burgeoning economy. Revel in your time – a time which you have made for yourselves instead of wallowing in a past over which you had neither control nor involvement – nor, for that matter did my kind – the working classes.
It’s a mixed picture- good and bad. Love to see a debate
Genocide-denial is a national hobby in the UK
Men like him make me proud to be Indian