Mihir Bose's Blog, page 12

WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Where have all the crowds gone?

Asian Lite With hardly anyone in the stadium television has been forced to show empty stadiums with the result that even athletes have questioned why the event was staged in Doha in the first place …. writes Mihir Bose The Doha World Athletics championships will not be remembered for the medals won and records smashed […]

SPECIAL: Cameron and his mission in India

Asian Lite Book review of For the Record by David Cameron  As for Cameron like with his primary purpose of trying to prove he was right to call the referendum with India he is trying to spin history to suit his objectives. He failed in convincing me he had to call the referendum and with […]

What I wish I’d known when I was 25 – BBC Radio Ulster

Vinny Hurrell interviews Mihir about what he wishes he had known when he was 25. Listen to the broadcast from 21.40 to 36.30

SPECIAL: Could Brexit see the return of the dark days of anti-immigration feeling?

Asian Lite I know there are intellectuals opposed to Europe who argue that the 2016 vote had nothing to do with immigration, it was all about taking back control and not being a colony of Europe. But the reality is that the great majority of the 17.4 million who voted to leave did not like […]

Sport and Soft Power at Big Tent Ideas Festival 2019

On Saturday, 31st August the British Foreign Policy Group hosted a panel discussion on ‘Sport and Soft Power’ at Big Tent Ideas Festival, Mudchute Farm, Isle of Dogs.  The panel explored the role that sport and sports players can play in UK diplomacy and how best the UK can harness its soft power reserves to boost […]

The ever-mutating virus of racism, and whether it can be stopped – Irish Times book reviews

Irish Times Reviews: Insightful and stark visions in Angela Saini’s Superior, Skin Deep by Gavin Evans and Ibram X Kendi’s How to be an Antiracist Some years ago my GP took one look at me and said, “Indian origin, you must be susceptible to diabetes.” More recently, on another visit to my GP, to pick […]

The Great Romantic — a game changer in sports reporting: my review of a new biography of the great cricket journalist Neville Cardus

Financial Times I first encountered Neville Cardus in my teens in 1961 at my Jesuit school in Mumbai. His essay on Ranji, the Indian cricketer who was the star of the golden age of cricket at the end of the 19th century, was part of our English curriculum. Through his prose, Cardus transported me to […]

Indian cricket empire still a sporting midget

The Empire Line Read my article TEL 28 Cricket Empire is still a sporting midget on the state of Indian sport and why India needs to change it’s mindset and attitude towards sport if it is to fulfil it’s sporting ambitions.

Mihir Bose’s appeal to Diaspora: Do Your Home Work Before Appearing on Telly

Asian lite Viewpoint by Mihir Bose The Kashmir crisis has thrown a spotlight on the Indian diaspora in this country. It is not without significance that many of those who have gone on various media outlets to defend India’s position have been members of the diaspora. I must say these spokespersons from the diaspora have […]

INDIA’S DEFEAT AT WORLD CUP: An analysis

Asian Lite News How did India the best-supported team in the 2019 World Cup fail? Mr Mihir Bose, the former Sports Editor of BBC, reviews the performance of the Indian team at 2019 World Cup. An exclusive for Asian Lite International. The World Cup also saw well-off Indians eager to use the visit of an […]