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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 17, 2021
Bridges Across the Aegean
Can Ankara and Brussels overcome strategic disagreements to script a new chapter in their bilateral relations?
- Fake News - Aug 13, 2018
Fake news kills 3 in Tripura
Recently, in the Indian state of Tripura, false rumours were spread through the WhatsApp messaging service of a gang of child kidnappers operating in the state. This resulted in the death of three…
War - Featured Article - May 30, 2019
The Captain Who Taught Generals
We live in times of transformation change and the pace of that change is increasing. Over centuries, professional armed forces across nations have been at the forefront of these changes. What can…
Technology - Featured Article - May 14, 2020
Resilience in the New World of Cybersecurity
In the aftermath of COVID 19, the world is witnessing a significant rise in cyber-attacks due to near-total dependency on the internet by most businesses.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2020
Futuristic Floating Cities – Pipe Dream or Reality?
A floating Atlantis can be a desirable alternative for population explosion and rising seas, only if financial, technological, and governance concerns are effectively addressed.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 17, 2021
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
- Fake News - Aug 25, 2018
World - Featured Article - Jun 7, 2019
The Cost of Short-Termism
This article is the first in a new 'Synergia Futures' series about the long view of humanity, which aims to take a step back from the latest trending news to widen the lens of our current…
World - Featured Article - May 18, 2020
India And China: A Text in the Time Of COVID-19
While China and India have struggled to cope with COVID-19, their relations have taken a hit due to issues such as FDI rules and pharmaceuticals.
Cyber Security - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2020
Thought Capturing through Influence Operations
Cyberspace has opened a gateway for adversaries to disrupt democratic processes and weaken liberal democracies
- Fake News - Nov 1, 2018
Earthquake, Tsunami & Fake news in Indonesia
Indonesia was recently affected by a massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of Sulawesi and killed more than 1,400 people. Social media platforms were filled with fake news and rumours…
Counter-Terrorism - Featured Article - Jul 27, 2019
Digital transformation of defence Part I
‘Digital Transformation of Defence’, refers to the assimilation of new technologies, for meeting future operational requirements of armed forces. Rapid improvements in information and communication…
General Interest - Featured Article - Jun 13, 2020
'Pharma, The White Knight of the Pandemic'
COVID-19 has thrown up challenges and opportunities to pharmaceutical companies. Will they rise to the overriding need efficiently and humanely?
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2020
Rti's Sweet Sixteen Moment
Though the Right to Information Act has had a good run so far, its future as a citizen’s tool to question the state, must be jealously guarded.
- Fake News - Nov 30, 2018
Fake rumours resulted in death
Rumours of child abductors were spread on a messaging application, WhatsApp in a small town in Mexico which resulted in the mob burning to death of two people before anyone could validate.
Cyber Security - Featured Article - Aug 20, 2019
Deep fake and targeted communication
Cybersecurity companies and scientists at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are exploring ways to combat the threats posed by AI-enabled deep fake technology to the US election…
Indian Economics - Featured Article - Jun 26, 2020
Building Economic Resilience with Insurance
“The government cannot overlook the role of insurance acting as a financial safety net against possible future risk exposures:” Tapan Singhel.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 21, 2020
The Age of Pandemic Tourism
The beleaguered travel industry has to re-invent itself to emerge from the ashes of the pandemic if it hopes to seek a revival.
- Fake News - Feb 1, 2019
Warning against ‘Deepfake’ ahead of 2020 elections
Many lawmakers are increasingly circumspect of the threat of video manipulation, also known as ‘Deepfake’ ahead of the 2020 US presidential elections.
Technology - Featured Article - Sep 3, 2019
The Age of Abundance– Part II
In Part 1 of this two-part series, the author gave a glimpse of the future, the Age of Abundance, when technology had overcome the need for mankind to work. If robotics and Artificial Intelligence (…