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Book Review- A Promised Land

A Promised Land, is the first in a planned two-volume series memoir. What makes this book exclusive and interesting is the fact that the author is a former President of the United States, President Barack Obama. Published on November 17, 2020 by Crown Publishing Group in the United States and Viking in the United Kingdom, the book provides great insight on the author’s first term as the President of the world’s oldest democracy. 

Chinese debt trap diplomacy in Hambantota: Implications

Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port, Hambantota is a maritime port in Sri Lanka. It is situated along the key shipping route between the Malacca Straits and the Suez Canal and links Asia and Europe. An estimated 36,000 ships, including 4,500 oil tankers, use the route annually.

Democracy and Jihad: The African Story

​After the Scramble for Africa in the year 1885 and through the colonial period, indigenous African ethnic communities remained alienated from a unified national identity. While most African countries are not failed states today, they have struggled to restore and deliver democracy. The overpowering drive to establish democracy has led to continuing (more often than not) violent protests.  In this ambience of growing distrust between neighboring states, with internal politics and external influences triggering minute conflicts in the African continent, the position of the military in these countries has evolved into a dual facetted problem.

Is satellite communication the future of disaster management?

The world’s population is growing, and its cities are expanding. In the context of these rising needs of urbanisation, there is a demand for rethinking the risk management paradigm with an emphasis on the importance of critical disaster management. The economic and social impact generated in wider regions across the globe has not been uniform.  This article deals with the implementation of satellite communication in disaster management and responds to the utility of this technology in times of an emergency.

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