Whatsapping Trouble
WhatsApp’s new data policy being imposed under the threat of service denial has rejuvenated the universal demand for stronger legislation to protect personal data
Overwhelmed by ‘trumpism?’
Trump’s impetuous actions on the eve of his departure sent tremors through the Grand Old Party. How will the GOP ride out the present storm?
Font of Knowledge
Wikipedia, with its ability to open the world at the casual click of a mouse, is fast emerging as the leading referral source for a knowledge-hungry world, all without charging a dime
Bridges Across the Aegean
Can Ankara and Brussels overcome strategic disagreements to script a new chapter in their bilateral relations?
'Each Year the Electorate Becomes a Little Less British and a Little More Scottish'
TORIES: TOO LITTLE TOO LATE? Boris Johnson has done little to arrest the declining popularity of his party in Scotland, especially to retain the loyalty of the Scots who voted against Independence.…
How Will MNC’s Respond to the Challenge of Nationalism?,
TikTok, a video app, has tremendous popularity, particularly in the U.S. and Western Europe. It is the first Chinese social media platform to gain significant traction outside the home country. In…
Analyses & Assessments
Whatsapping Trouble
With over two billion subscribers addicted to the hugely successful messaging app WhatsApp, as it revolutionised personal and even business messaging, the time seems to have come for its subscribers to learn that nothing comes free!
The ongoing controversy is over WhatsApp’s new privacy norms, which demands users' compliance to share data with Facebook if they wish to remain signed into the app. Initially WhatsApp set a February 8 deadline but owing to a global backlash the company deferred the…
Op-Eds
Fists of Fury in the Galwan Valley
From my first term in the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune, I participated in boxing tournaments. I was not a spectacularly successful boxer, but I volunteered because I enjoyed the adrenalin rush, the skill involved in dodging and landing punches, and the quest for victory. As boxers, we trained vigorously, and when we entered the ring, we carried the hopes and good wishes of our squadrons and friends. Boxing bouts comprised three rounds and the referee controlled the contest…
Featured Posts
Not-so-white House: Is America Ready for Kamala Harris?
August 11 marked an important date in the history of the U.S. presidential elections. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden chose California senator and former San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential running mate. Ms. Harris is the first Black woman and Indian American to be nominated for this position by a major party. She is also the third woman in U.S. history to be on a major party ticket, following Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 and Sarah Palin in 2008 apart…
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