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Marshall M. Bouton is president emeritus of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Former Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh, whose service to his country spanned seven decades, passed away in …

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The feud between current President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor and former boss, Ian Khama, sometimes reads like highlights of an overwrought soap opera. The latest dramatic turn saw Khama renouncing his membership in the party his revered father helped found, complaining that his legacy was being dismantled, and encouraging others to throw away their BDP membership cards.

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