Terrific piece by William Dalrymple in the NY Times on the East India Company, and the parallels to our times today. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/opinion/ai-power-lobbying-military-britain-east-india-company.html?unlocked_article_code=1.81A.QCsJ.Alp27s-tRfaa&smid=url-share His book The Anarchy is a must-read. Shashi Tharoor also does justice to the subject in his book Inglorious Empire.