- India and Australia formalized a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership focused on promoting a free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific.
- India is central to the strategic concerns of the Indo-Pacific region, with current issues including trade tariffs and visa regimes.
- Students sought expertise to help build India's economy, involving entities from Colonial India and the United States.
- Research published on India's economic history defends the historical investment of the British Empire.
Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, while Rushdie called for the study of British Empire history, amid discussions of India's pre-colonial wealth.
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Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, while Rushdie called for the study of British Empire history, amid discussions of India's pre-colonial wealth.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Hadi Matar acted on the death threat issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini against Salman Rushdie.Sub-event
Fatwa issued against Rushdie; calls for teaching about the British Empire's role in India.1 source
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Ruhollah Khomeini
Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
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Salman Rushdie
Indian-born British-American novelist (born 1947)
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British Empire
overseas possessions of England and later the United Kingdom (1607–1997)