Africa
The War of Words over Blood Diamonds
Shantanu Guha Ray
As India, China and Dubai become the world’s biggest markets for these stones, African countries like Angola are resisting attempts by the West to stigmatise their products as conflict diamonds
Nothing Lush, Soft or Verdant
Taiye Selasi’s first novel runs circles around the ‘African story’ you’re used to
Asiatic Lion Survives in Africa
African lions form two distinct genetic groupings, one of them closely related to India’s own Gir lion
The Dream Life
A Kenyan diplomat squeezes a few frugal minutes out of his apparently hectic first secretary’s life to talk about his India sojourn and the laid-back life back home
Tilonia’s Solar Sisters
In a village in Rajasthan, illiterate African women are being taught to become solar engineers
Such a Long Journey
The most powerful propellers in aviation history aren’t made by Boeing or Airbus
Soul Safari
Even less than two weeks in Kenya’s stunning wilderness makes for a coffee table book and a case for conservation. Could we expect anything less from India’s most eloquent tiger watcher?
Back to Africa
The quest for food security is driving companies and countries to buy large tracts of farmland in poor countries. Indian firms are at it too. Neo-colonialism or globalisation?
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