From the Editor's Desk

In times past, maps of the world were liberally scattered with patches of pink, representing the colonies of the British Empire. European powers of the Old World competed for colonies, and the rewards were immeasurable. France had territorial possessions in Africa and South-East Asia, and Holland in the East Indies, but none were deemed as grand as those of the British Empire — the empire on which the sun never set. The colonies were unashamedly exploited for their immense natural wealth and, in exchange, received the benefits of Old World traditions in governance, law and education.

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