Opinion | Aurangzeb, The Ghosts Of History, And The Politics of Remembrance

Opinion | Aurangzeb, The Ghosts Of History, And The Politics of Remembrance

As a nation, India often finds itself in a tug-of-war between the grandeur of its aspirations and the ghosts of its past. One would imagine that a country poised as a global power - boasting nuclear capabilities, a pioneering space programme, a "Tech Stack" that is the envy of the world and an ambitious bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council - has moved beyond debates over a Mughal emperor who breathed his last more than…