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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 18, 2020
Pandemic Support Over Debt Servicing
With the pandemic having driven government fiscals round the bend, the need of the hour is for medium-term credible financial consolidation
- Fake News - Dec 23, 2018
CNN ‘Journalist of the Year’ peddles fake news
A top European news magazine fired one of its star journalists after the discovery that he had been fabricating facts and sources in more than a dozen articles over a seven-year period.
Indian Politics - Featured Article - Aug 27, 2019
Future of Security: The North East Dimension
Synergia Foundation hosted its 59th Roundtable Conference on “Future of Security: The North East Dimension”. The roundtable discussion featured the keynote address by Major Gen N George (Retd),…
World - Featured Article - Jun 29, 2020
Ripples in the South Asian neighbourhood
A rising China poses a challenge for all countries, especially those in its neighbourhood. What are the options available to offset the conflicts it could bring?
Cyber Security - Op-Eds - Nov 8, 2016
Blogger turns tables on cyber-scammer
A French security researcher says he managed to turn the tables on a cyber-scammer by sending him malware.
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…
- Fake News - Feb 1, 2019
Facebook tackles fake news bots
Facebook has recently removed 500 pages and accounts allegedly over peddling fake news in the Central European, Ukrainian and other Eastern European nations.
Technology - Featured Article - Sep 26, 2019
US China Technological War
Synergia Foundation hosted its 60th Roundtable Conference on “US-China Technology Conflict and Lessons from the Peloponnesian War”. The roundtable discussion featured the keynote address by Dr. A.J…
General Interest - Featured Article - Jul 11, 2020
Citizen Defenders at the Forefront
Civil Defence forms the innermost shield to guard the home and hearth of citizens in times of war and distress..
Counter-Terrorism - Op-Eds - Nov 8, 2016
Paris attacks: Call to overhaul French intelligence services
French intelligence services should be overhauled following last year's terror attacks in Paris, a parliamentary commission of inquiry has recommended.
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…
- Fake News - Apr 1, 2019
April Fools and Fake News
Research from Lancaster University, UK, shows that April Fools hoax stories can offer linguistic clues to spotting 'fake news' stories.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Sep 23, 2023
Haiti: Gangland Kingdom!
Armed criminal gangs have taken over this blighted country as millions of citizens starve and remain shelterless in Haiti.
General Interest - Featured Article - Dec 30, 2019
Remembering Versailles at Hundred
The Synergia Foundation hosted its 62nd Round table to discuss the book, the Treaty of Versailles and the Remaking of the World--1919 -2019, authored by sisters Aloka Moulik Chatterjee and Achala M.…
World - Featured Article - Aug 31, 2020
China's Assertiveness Is for 'equality with U.S., Not Hegemony': Emmott
There is a need for Washington to “repair” its foreign policy towards China and incentivise it to become an active part of multilateral institutions, says Bill Emmott, the former editor-in-chief of…
War - Op-Eds - Nov 19, 2016
Refugee crisis
Is the European crisis overshadowing a bigger problem?
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 17, 2021
Aerospace Materials
It is the continually evolving, new-generation superalloy materials that constitute the backbone of cutting edge aerospace technology. Gopi Hanumanthappa, Managing Director of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace…
- Fake News - May 1, 2019
The never-ending fake news during Indian elections 2019
While India begins its most massive democratic exercise with more than nine hundred million citizens registered to vote in the country’s general elections, fact-checking and debunking fake news has…
Geopolitics - Featured Article - Feb 19, 2020
US-Philippines Defence Ties – Pulling Apart
Historically bound together with strong military ties, the US-Philippines alliance is under duress. What does this imply for the region?
World - Featured Article - Aug 31, 2020
Sri Lanka Elections: Vote for Stability
A strong showing at the hustings by the formidable duo has cemented their place in Sri Lankan politics for some time to come. What does it mean for its people and the region?