Spotlight on the monarchy

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As King Charles III takes over as the new monarch and Head of the Commonwealth, the 73-year-old will be under pressure to make sweeping changes to the powers of the royal family, even though they may be largely ceremonial. The Royal Family is under extreme scrutiny currently, and as the period of mourning comes to an end, many will question the ongoing position of the monarchy outside England.

In India, the reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth has been largely muted – lots of discussion but no real concern. The discussion has mostly been centred on the return of the treasures which the British stole from India during their 200 years of colonial rule, and on the atrocities committed, especially the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 where unarmed Indian men, women and children were gunned down in an