Opinion | The Malign Incompetence of the British Ruling Class – By Pankaj Mishra – The New York Times
By Pankaj Mishra Mr. Mishra is the author, most recently, of “Age of Anger: A History of the Present.” Jan. 17, 2019, 580 c Image Earl and Countess Mountbatten, behind naval and military members of the governor-general’s staff, walk down the steps of Government House in New Delhi, India, June 21, 1948.CreditCreditAssociated Press “Describing Britain’s calamitous exit …