It was his idea that govts can spend their way out of recession that overturned the dangerous orthodoxy of balanced budgets. They grow up with what they think are fundamental ideas about organising human affairs, and stick to them.One such idea is the sovereign nation-state. Instead, let’s try to think this through.First, this idea doesn’t imply anything as terrible and unaesthetic as a military venture. And ‘Indians’ are now handsomely represented in British politics.Seventh, companies from India are already big players in UK. British imperialism didn’t last in India because it looted India – that, along with demands for sovereignty, is what motivated pre-independence Indian nationalists.

Source: The Times April 30, 2025 15:02 UTC