![British author Sathnam Sanghera poses for a photograph in Hampstead, north London on January 25, 2021. The statue of Robert Clive outside the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in central London depicts him with an imperious gaze, his hand gripping the hilt of a sheathed sword. But despite often heated debate about monuments to colonial figures with links to the slave trade and the legacy of Britain's past, "Clive of India" remains in place. For the British author Sathnam Sanghera, just seeing the monument to the controversial 18th century general who profited massively from the exploitation of India and Indians is "degrading". / AFP / TOLGA AKMEN / TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Callum PATON](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PB5KHGA577CMICFEJ7UIRPFRRA.jpg?smart=true&auth=29cc43b8a9e316e0eeea92149600553bfea4cbf63b751dea79c73f970d7509fe&width=400&height=225)
British author Sathnam Sanghera. AFP
British author Sathnam Sanghera. AFP
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