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Interview with Surendra Nihal Singh: Commonwealth Oral History Project

Citation: Onslow, Sue and Nihal Singh, Surendra and Craggs, Ruth Interview with Surendra Nihal Singh: Commonwealth Oral History Project. [Transcribed text] (Unpublished)

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Interview with Surendra Nihal Singh, conducted 21 May 2013 as part of the Commonwealth Oral History Project. The project aims to produce a unique digital research resource on the oral history of the Commonwealth since 1965 through sixty oral history interviews with leading figures in the recent history of the organisation. It will provide an essential research tool for anyone investigating the history of the Commonwealth and will serve to promote interest in and understanding of the organisation. Biography: Surendra Nihal Singh is a columnist and journalist, and former editor of The Statesman. He was a foreign correspondent in Moscow, London, the United States, and Indonesia, and most of his assignments were for The Statesman. He won the prestigious International Editor of the Year Award in New York for his role in opposing Indira Gandhi’s emergency in mid-1975. His publications include The Yogi and the Bear/A study of Indo- Soviet Relations; Ink in my veins/A Life in Journalism; and The Gang and 900 million/A China Diary.

Creators: Onslow, Sue (0000-0003-0998-3632) and Nihal Singh, Surendra and Craggs, Ruth and
Official URL: http://www.commonwealthoralhistories.org/
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Subjects: Human Rights & Development Studies
History
Politics
Keywords: China, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, USA, Canada, Bangladesh, Maldives, Europe, Cold War, Human Rights, Diplomacy, Queen, Small States
Divisions: Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Collections: Commonwealth Oral History Project

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