Op-Eds
India-China strategic dialogue
Will the meeting be short on substance? On 22 Feb 17, India and China shall hold strategic-level talks at Beijing, China. India shall be represented by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, while China…
Donald Trump and the two-state solution
Can a new approach help with this seven-decade old conflict? On 16 Feb 2017, President Donald Trump met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the White House. The new President had been perceived as…
DRDO’s AWACS program
Is the IAF lacking in this force-multiplier technology? Why are AWACS so Important? Airborne warning and Control System (AWACS) is a force-multiplier technology, available with modern air forces…
VK Sasikala convicted
What is the future of the AIDMK Party? J Jayalalithaa was a tall leader and wielded complete control of the AIDMK. On 05 Dec 16, after spending almost three months at the Apollo Hospital, she passed…
Regulation in marriage ceremonies
Do we need a law to control ostentation? Congress MP Ranjeet Rajan, wife of Bihar MP Pappu Yadav has introduced a bill to control expenditure at wedding ceremonies. The bill called Marriages (…
Draconian laws
Do these four laws enhance our security of curb our freedom? On 11 Feb 17, at the Hindu Huddle Tathagata Satpathy, MP and Editor, Dharitri; politician Manish Tewari and lawyer Gautam Bhatia held…
Judiciary & the executive
Is there a face-off between these pillars of our democracy? On 11 Feb 17, the Hindu Huddle hosted Union Minister for Law & Justice and Information Technology, in conversation with Ms. Nidhi…
Choices: by Shivshankar Menon
Should Professional diplomacy be measured by its’ ability to provide government with choices? On 10 Feb 17, Shiv Shankar Menon, former National Security Advisor and former Foreign Secretary…
Terror proofing india
Did the elite discussion generate some new ideas? On 11 Feb 17, the Hindu Huddle being conducted at ITC Gardenia, held a conclave on 'Terror Proofing India'. The session was hosted by Suhasini Haider…
Hamid karzai at the huddle
Should India assume a larger role? On 10 Feb 17, former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai, speaking at the Hindu Group sponsored Huddle: Conversations for Change, delivered the keynote address…
Muhammad Yunus
Where is, society heading? On 09 Feb 2017, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Founder of the Gramin Bank and Chairman of the Younus Centre interacted with the Synergia Forum, at Bangalore. He pointed…
Fillon apologises
Do the contributions of spouses deserve compensation? On 06 Feb 16, Francois Fillon the Centre-Right, Les Republicans candidate for the French Presidential election apologized over making payments…
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
Does the US stand to gain from increased Russian engagement? On 05 Feb 17, in an interview with Bill O’Reilly of Fox News, President Donald Trump defended a softer stance on Russia. The President’s…
US raid in Yemen
Can the humanitarian tragedy still be averted? On 28 Jan 17, US Special Forces carried out a raid in central Yemen, targeting the house of a suspected Al Qaeda leader. Initially, US military…
H-1B visas
What are the implications for the Indian IT Sector? On 21 Jan 2017, Ms. Zoe Lofgren, Democrat and the US Representative from Silicon Valley California introduced the, ‘Highly Skilled Integrity &…
Press brief: future of war fare
On 27 Jan 2017, Synergia Forum hosted Air Chief Marshal Fali Major (retd.), PVSM, AVSM, SC, VSM. To an elite audience comprising serving and retired servicemen, bureaucrats, ambassadors, academicians…
US election-2016
In the recently concluded US elections that swept President Donald Trump to power, a record five Indian-American candidates bagged congressional seats. All five are Democrats and three are from the…
Technological changes and social contracts
Social contracts have been the basis of how we construct societies. Every couple of generations we script new social contracts, and they keep evolving to better reflect our social norms and values. …