After the Christmas effervescence follows the inevitable annual stock-taking. So great has been the shock of events that even during the Christmas holidays the British people could not completely shut out uncomfortable thoughts about their place and role in the world. This question was forced into the open by the … Read More
It was a long time ago that a Frenchman described the British to be the biggest gamblers in Europe. He said: “They gamble for fun in the same way as they play tennis and cricket. It is a game.” While the first part of the statement remains true the second … Read More
In recent weeks, the British Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan, and the foreign secretary, Lord Home have repeatedly quoted India’s experience in support of the view that the policy of non-alignment does not make a country immune to aggression by a communist power. They have urged this argument largely to … Read More
