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TopicHistory of slavery

Topic: History of slavery

King Charles acknowledges Commonwealth’s ‘painful’ history with slavery on summit agenda

James Redmayne -
From the 15th to the 19th century, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly taken by European ships and merchants and sold into slavery.

The Dutch have apologised for their part in slave trade. Now, India must own up to its mistakes

+TFP Praveen Swami -
‘No day goes’, the chronicler Shihabuddin al-Umari recorded during Alauddin Khalji’s rule from 1296-1316, ‘without the sale of thousands of slaves.’

How slavery hurt the US economy: Karl W. Smith

Karl W. Smith -
Contrary to popular belief, slavery and cotton production didn't drive America’s distinctive brand of capitalism.

Slavery was never abolished – it affects millions, and you may be funding it

Catherine Armstrong -
The modern day estimate for the number of men, women and children forced into labour worldwide exceeds 40 million.

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Opinion

Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him

Bloomberg Opinion -
The disgraced financier also seemed to allege in documents that Trump kept company for hours with one of Epstein’s victims.

India’s much-maligned intelligence agencies are our only hope against terror attacks

TV reporters wandered through Delhi blast debris like a Sunday market. ‘Oh, there’s a hand’

Economy

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Bloomberg News -
Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Defence

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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