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Africa

Botswana’s shift

Botswana’s election, which saw the ruling party ousted after nearly sixty years in power, signals a major shift in the political landscape of southern Africa.

Global warming hits African wildlife

The Mara-Serengeti ecosystem, which includes Kenya’s Maasai Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park, is one of the most famous and wildliferich areas in Africa.

Beijing’s BRICS?

Why are 19 countries across Africa, Asia, and South America eagerly waiting in queue to join BRICS? That is the question posed in a recent essay

Middle East Equations

Situated at the confluence of three continents, the Middle East is important to the future of the BRI which is designed to place China at the centre of global trade and networks. For China, both Saudi Arabia and Iran are equally important. China has a vision of a multi-polar order in the Middle East based on non-interference in and partnerships with other states, one in which the country will promote stability through developmental peace rather than the Western notion of democratic peace

Cost of battle

The two combatants in the European conflict recorded significant increases, Russia spending 9.2 per cent more for overall expenditure of about $86.4 billion while Ukraine saw a 640 per cent jump in spending to put away a whopping 34 per cent of its national budget on military needs

Gandhi and Women

Women in the Phoenix Settlement, founded by Gandhi in 1904 in South Africa, were unrestrained by social taboos and had more freedom than their counterparts anywhere in India. With his experience of South Africa behind him, Gandhi was aware of the potential of women as satyagrahis. He also firmly believed that ‘women of India should have as much share in the winning of swaraj as men

Millets for Health

To reap the maximum nutritional benefits from millets, it is essential to encourage their use as staple food. Government policy and entrepreneurs need to take responsibility for ensuring that this does not remain as just a fad food but truly becomes a part of mainstream food habits