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India once produced the finest cloth on Earth. Dhaka muslin was so delicate it was called "woven air," and Indian textiles dominated global trade for centuries. At its peak, India accounted for nearly 25% of the world's economic output, and its weavers were the highest-paid textile workers on the planet.
So how did Britain, a country that couldn't even produce decent cotton cloth, manage to flip the entire trade on its head — turning India from the world's greatest textile exporter into a captive market for inferior British factory goods?
The answer involves protectionist trade bans, industrial espionage, military conquest, the deliberate destruction of an entire artisan class, and one of the most calculated economic reversals in modern history. From the Calico Acts to the Battle of Plassey, from the spinning jenny to Gandhi's spinning wheel — this is the full story of how Britain stole India's cloth trade and how India eventually fought back.
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Sources:
• Angus Maddison, "The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective" (OECD, 2001)
• Prasannan Parthasarathi, "Why Europe Grew Rich and Asia Did Not" (Cambridge University Press, 2011)
• Sven Beckert, "Empire of Cotton: A Global History" (Vintage, 2015)
• K.N. Chaudhuri, "The Trading World of Asia and the English East India Company" (Cambridge University Press)
• The Cambridge Economic History of India, Volume 2
• Victoria and Albert Museum, "Indian Textiles: A Global Trade"
• John Forbes Watson, comparative assessment of Indian, British, and French muslins (1866)
• Shashi Tharoor, "Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India" (Hurst Publishers, 2017)
• Science Museum Journal, "The Indian Challenge and the Rise of Manchester"
• UNESCO and GI designation records on Dhaka Muslin revival
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Is the United States planning to invade the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)?
Is a recent letter by a certain US Congressman to the US Secretary of State a precursor to this invasion? Do recent developments in Washington and the relentless slandering of the AES by Western media also point to this possibility? What does history have to say? And what must Africans do to protect their Motherland?
In this report for The Spearhead, @barrahart , Sannario, Uche Okorie, Joy Gofwen, @Big_Mck and @hundeyin , explore these questions.#aes #ibrahimtraoré #burkinafaso #panafricanism #usa #trump
Watch this video as Firstpost explores how Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore is dealing a historic blow to foreign dependency by officially rejecting Western arms imports and rolling out the domestically engineered ‘Nanga’ armoured vehicle fleet. From inaugurating local industrial textile complexes to cutting out raw material exploitation and funding national sovereignty through citizen-backed entrepreneurship rather than foreign debt, Traore is proving that true dignity is built, not begged for. We examine this bold pan-African blueprint in action and what this total industrial reset means for Burkinabe self-reliance, security, and economic freedom. Alyson Le Grange brings you more on this story on Firstpost Africa.00:00 - Introduction01:10 - Ibrahim Traoré Unveils the Locally Built 'Nanga' Armoured Fleet03:00 - Burkina Faso's Shift Away from Western Weapons & Military Aid05:15 - Strategic Capabilities & Technical Highlights of the Fleet07:30 - Impact on Counter-Terrorism Operations & Sahel Security09:20 - Outro---Ibrahim Traore | Burkina Faso | Nanga Armoured Vehicle | Traore Military | Burkina Faso Army | Western Arms | Pan Africanism | Sahel Crisis | Africa News | Firstpost #ibrahimtraoré #burkinafaso #africa #africanews #sahel #nanga #military #selfreliance #panafricanism #geopolitics #firstpostfirstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. https://www.youtube.com/@FirstpostFollow Firstpost on Website:https://www.firstpost.comFollow Firstpost on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/firstpost/ Follow Firstpost on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/firstpostin/ Follow Firstpost on X:https://twitter.com/firstpostFollow Firstpost on WhatsApp:https://www.whatsapp.com/chann....el/0029Va6zOIrEQIams
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In the weeks since a Christian pastor on the Wind River Reservation likened Arapaho ceremonial ways and traditions to “idol worship”, the Sunday morning rhythm has become familiar.
Congregants gather inside Foundations for Nations church to pray. Protesters outside do the same. (AP Video and Production by Thomas Peipert)
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De Beers built the most powerful monopoly in modern history — not with guns or governments, but with a story. For over a century, one company controlled 90% of the world's diamond supply, convinced billions of people that a common stone was rare, invented the diamond engagement ring tradition, and made "A Diamond Is Forever" the slogan of the twentieth century. But today, that empire is collapsing. Anglo American has written down De Beers by $6.8 billion in just three years. Lab-grown diamonds now make up over 45% of U.S. engagement ring sales. And the company that manufactured scarcity is being made obsolete by a furnace.
In this video, we trace the full story — from a boy finding a pebble on a South African riverbank in 1866, to Cecil Rhodes' ruthless consolidation of the Kimberley mines, to Ernest Oppenheimer's Central Selling Organisation cartel, to the greatest advertising campaign ever run, to the blood diamonds crisis, and finally to the lab-grown revolution that is dismantling everything De Beers spent a century building.
This is the story of how one company rewired human culture — and what happens when the myth finally breaks.
Sources:
• Anglo American Annual Financial Reports (2023, 2024, 2025)
• JCK Online — "Anglo American Writes Down De Beers' Value to $2.3 Billion" (February 2026)
• JCK Online — "Anglo American Writes Down De Beers' Value by $2.9 Billion" (February 2025)
• JCK Online — "Anglo American Writes Down De Beers' Value by $1.6 Billion" (February 2024)
• Edahn Golan Diamond Research — Lab-Grown Diamond Wholesale Price Data
• NBC News — "Diamond industry 'in trouble' as lab-grown gemstones tank prices further"
• ICIJ — "Conflict Diamonds Are Forever"
• VOA News — "Botswana's Longtime Diamond Deal With De Beers Under Threat"
• Advertising Age — "Slogan of the Century" (1999)
• N.W. Ayer & Son Agency Records — De Beers Campaign Archives
• Encyclopedia.com — "De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited"
• South African History Online — "Sir Ernest Oppenheimer"
• Nasdaq — "Anglo Takes Third De Beers Writedown in Three Years"
• Ecofinagency — "Anglo American Nears De Beers Sale After Two Years of Uncertainty"
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Six centuries of plunder, and the playbook hasn’t changed.As the grip of neo-colonial powers slips, they have outsourced their oldest trick - divide and rule - to a class of puppet political elites. From South Africa to Nairobi, systemic governance failures are packaged as xenophobia, manipulating Africans into policing their own colonial-era borders.The Scramble for Africa never ended; we’ve just allowed our own leaders to become the foot soldiers of our own fragmentation.#southafrica #kenya #neocolonialism #africa #xenophobia
Watch Firstpost Africa examine how Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War Two has officially spilled over into the Sahel. With reports confirming that Ukrainian military specialists have deployed to northern Mali to assist Tuareg-led rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front, the war against Russia’s Africa Corps has entered a dangerous new phase. From drone operations in the desert to naval drone strikes targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet out of Libya, Kyiv is expanding its shadow campaign across African nations under Russian influence.
As Moscow denounces the move as support for terrorist networks and the Alliance of Sahel States prepares legal challenges at the International Court of Justice, the continent faces a high-stakes struggle to keep from becoming a passive proxy theater for global powers. Alyson Le Grange brings you the full breakdown on Firstpost Africa.
00:00 - Intro: Ukraine Opens Secret Front in the Sahel
01:24 - Expanding Footprint: Operations in Sudan & Libya
02:17 - Who Invited Ukraine? Moscow vs. Kyiv Alliances
03:37 - Russia's Allegations Against Ukrainian Intelligence
04:16 - Sahel States Push Back on Foreign Intervention
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06:27 - Outro
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Ukraine | Russia | Russia-Ukraine War | Africa | Sahel Crisis | Mali Conflict | Tuareg Rebels | Azawad Liberation Front | Firstpost Africa
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What would you do if your mother told you that God asked her to move to Africa—despite having no connections, no family, and no clear plan?
In this powerful episode of Afri Xperience, we sit down with Kvon Suede, originally from the United States, who took a leap of faith and followed his mother to Ghana. What he discovered completely changed his life.
Kvon shares how everything he had been told about Africa back in the US turned out to be false—and how Ghana opened his eyes to a new reality filled with warmth, culture, and genuine human connection.
From navigating a new life in Ghana to discovering his true identity, Kvon found purpose and belonging in a place he never expected. Today, he is building his journey as a musician right here in Ghana.
This is more than a story about relocation—it’s a story about faith, truth, identity, and rediscovering Africa through a new lens.
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US President Donald Trump has promised to dole out $5,000 to every adult citizen of the US if his party wins the upcoming US midterm elections.
If this happened in Africa, this would be called exactly what it is - vote buying, campaign financing violation, and an egregious attempt to tamper with the integrity of an electoral process. Since it happened in the US, it has instead been allowed to quietly slip out of the headlines.
@big__mck explores this issue and provides some much needed clarity for the benefit of the African onlooker who has been conditioned to think of the USA as an example and standard-setter.
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