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“Decolonization has finished. It definitely belongs to the past. Yet somehow it has refused to become history.” Critically examine in 150 words.

  • UPSC 2013
  • Decolonization and Underdevelopment

The statement captures a genuine paradox: formal decolonization is complete, but its legacies remain politically live.

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