MP Shashi Tharoor on the consequences of Britain’s imperial past

Indian MP Shashi Tharoor on his new book – from colonial misdeeds to their echoes today.

‘Britain destroyed India through looting, expropriation – and outright theft – all conducted in a spirit of deep racism and amoral cynicism.’ A blistering critique of our colonialist past by a man who was once 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.