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Tuberculosis is one of the world’s biggest killers. In India it claims half a million lives a year. The Indian government has already made some strides towards tackling the epidemic and, writes Madhukar Pai, it can become a global leader in the fight against TB if money and political will are brought to the table.
Much of the global action against North Korea is focused on firepower, force and economic sanctions. Any calls for a diplomatic solution have been largely ignored. Michael Hamel-Green argues that this needs to change because history shows that the country is capable of responding positively to negotiations.
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India boasts strong research expertise and technological and pharmaceutical capacity, yet lacks strong financial and political commitment from the government - to end the tuberculosis epidemic.
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Madhukar Pai, McGill University
India has a radical new plan to eliminate TB, backed by research and technological expertise. The country just needs strong financial and political commitment from government to implement it.
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Politics + Society
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Michael Hamel-Green, Victoria University
With much attention focused on military might and economic sanctions, there has been little focus on calls for a diplomatic solution to the North Korean crisis.
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John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand
US President Donald Trump hasn't proposed new initiatives for Africa but didn't end those launched by his predecessors either.
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Thaddeus Metz, University of Johannesburg
Archbishop Bishop Desmond Tutu is well known for having invoked an ubuntu ethic to evaluate South African society, and he can take substantial credit for having made the term familiar.
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Business + Economy
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David Abulafia, University of Cambridge
China's bid for an infrastructure blitz to drive overland trade through to Europe will end up being overshadowed.
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Kyle Springer, University of Western Australia
Trade and investment between Indonesia and Australia is very little despite their proximity. But there are signs of change in the way Australia thinks about Indonesia.
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Science + Technology
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Caroline Wagner, The Ohio State University
Today's scientific research is characterized by interdisciplinary, international collaboration. Awards like the Nobel Prizes haven't caught up.
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Health + Medicine
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Henry J. Thompson, Colorado State University
Physical activity is considered an important way to lower risk for breast cancer. But what if your ability to be fit is influenced by genes you inherit? Would that raise your risk? In rats, it did.
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Cities
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Tan Yigitcanlar, Queensland University of Technology; Graham Currie, Monash University; Md. Kamruzzaman, Queensland University of Technology
It's clear autonomous vehicles will disrupt our cities, their land use and planning. Whether they make urban life better or worse depends on how well we anticipate and adapt to their impacts.
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