![]() ![]() This new India is, in his view, a betrayal of all India stands for. Komireddi’s thesis is that the India we see today is a dangerous historical anomaly, a recent phenomenon that bears little resemblance to that which came before. Naipaul, the author of “India – A Wounded Civilization.” Both men are trying to come to terms with their Indian heritage and provide explanatory insight. ![]() His favorite topic is India, the land of his birth. Komireddi is what is termed loosely a “public intellectual.” A journalist and commentator based in London, he is an old-school intellectual eminently well-read and conversant on many topics. Malevolent Republic can provide some useful insight. Foreign Service Officers assigned to our Indian diplomatic posts will be dealing with a country that is entirely new and different in many ways. Our embassy in Delhi is therefore dealing with a new presidential administration and a new Ambassador at the same time. On July 10, President Biden appointed former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the new US Ambassador to India. Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India ![]()
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