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Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 3, 2016
The Strains
How can tensions along the LOC be de-escalated?
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 3, 2016
UNMISS – A Mess?
Is the UN seeking more accountability from UN missions?
Indian Politics - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 1, 2016
Burning schools
Is it madness or a strategic design?
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 28, 2016
MPA- ross sea
Is the world community becoming more conscious of environmental responsibilities?
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2016
China’s growing presence
Are SE Asian countries using China as leverage, to extract concessions from the US?
Business - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 12, 2016
Telecom Auction
On 03 October 2016, the Government of India auctioned radio frequencies for 4G services and hoped to raise US$ 84Billion, from the sale.
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2016
Palestine
On 06 October 2016, the US (both White House & State Department) strongly condemned Israel for approving plans for new settlement construction, in West Bank.
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 10, 2016
Contours for the Middle East
On 09 October 2016, it was reported that ISIS had lost more than 30% of the territory, it controlled in January 2015.
Counter-Terrorism - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 5, 2016
Pakistan nuclear capability
In July 2015, Dr. AQ Khan, father of Pakistan’s Nuclear bomb, said Pakistan could nuke New Delhi from Kahuta, within 5 minutes.
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 4, 2016
Columbian referendum
On 02 October 2016, voters in Columbia rejected the landmark peace deal with FARC rebels. The deal was signed between President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Timoleon Jimenez.
- Fake News - Feb 28, 2019
Rise of Fake News at a tense time
Since India’s retaliation of the February 15th Pulwama attack, the internet, social media and other platforms have been flooded with fake news. Pictures and videos have been extensively circulated on…
Cyber Security - Featured Article - Sep 30, 2019
Quantum Computing- Race to the Edge
While Moore’s Law or the exponential growth of integrated circuits refers to the fifth paradigm of computation, Quantum Computers may well be the sixth paradigm, given that they work in a fashion…
World - Featured Article - Aug 31, 2020
Handling-with-care: China's Wolf-warriors
Every economy has taken a hit, which means that trade issues will become a big part of foreign policy [...] Everyone’s instinct is self-reliance… China responds ultimately to the relative balance of…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 18, 2020
The Legacy Of Donald Trump
If a leader is an evolution of the times we live in, no one exemplifies this better than President Trump. Does modern society place such individuals to high office to satiate its own aspirations and…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Nov 8, 2016
Accenture ties up with IITs for research into Artificial Intelligence
The focus areas of the program includes research in natural language processing, machine learning, neural network, virtual agents, deep learning and other areas of artificial intelligence.
War - Op-Eds - Nov 8, 2016
The tragedy of Kashmir
India and Pakistan have fought four wars over it, and remain on tenterhooks with their forces deployed along the borders facing each other in tripwire readiness for the last seven decades. Both…
- Fake News - May 1, 2019
Notre-Dame fire and misinformation
One of this year’s darkest events was the burning of the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, France. While the citizens of the country and the world prayed and mourned for the architectural disaster,…
World - Featured Article - Feb 7, 2020
End of a Decade- End of Teens-Part 2
As a sequel to our first part on the ‘Decade that Was’, we now look at Climate Change, Health Care and Technology and how they are shaping our future.
World - Featured Article - Aug 31, 2020
'Each Year the Electorate Becomes a Little Less British and a Little More Scottish'
Lord Desmond Henry Browne, former Secretary of State for Scotland, and former Secretary of State for Defence in the UK, shares with Synergia Foundation, his thoughts on the Scots' demand for…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 17, 2021
An Ecosystem For Atmanirbhar
Despite many positive initiatives, the Indian defence industry still grapples with several gnawing concerns that must be addressed before it can undergo a complete transformation.
Sanjay Mitra is…