Tagged: economy

Understanding COVID through history

Public historian and conservative columnist, Niall Ferguson, makes an intriguing contribution to our understanding of COVID-19 through his recent book, “Doom; The Politics of Catastrophe”, which attempts to place COVID-19 in a historical perspective. ...

Ethiopia’s economy battered by Tigray war

Ethiopia’s 10-month war has come at a huge human cost, with thousands killed, millions displaced and many in desperate need of assistance. But that’s not the only damage being done to Africa’s second most...

Djibouti: Nest for Global Power

Republic of Djibouti The Republic of Djibouti, a small, multi-ethnic, African country, with a territorial  area of just 23,200 square kilometers, the smallest mainland African nation, even smaller than Bhutan with almost no natural...

Stuck between giants

India’s neighbourhood-first approach to maintain and enhance its clout in the subcontinent had predominantly followed the ‘elder brother diplomacy’. Nepal is one of its many neighbours that have looked up to India for security...