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Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2020
LIBYA - A rebalancing act
Turkey’s decision to send advisers and extend military support to Libya, at the request of Prime Minister Fayez al Serraj’s Government of National Accord ( GNA ) followed an escalation of conflict…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2020
Reimagining Intelligence
The new era brings with it new technologies that help in intelligence gathering but also ushers new uncertainties. During the Synergia Conclave-2019, M K Narayanan, Former National Security Advisor…
Environment - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2020
Biodiversity Crisis - Vanishing Species
The web of life between organisms on earth, binding each into an interdependent eco system is under threat of the Holocene or the Sixth Mass Extinction. Can humanity reverse this to save itself?
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 9, 2020
Digital Transformation of Defence
In modern militaries, the rise of digital platforms is empowering the military, enabling better continuity of operations and bringing armed forces to a new level of combat readiness. An eminent…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Jan 8, 2020
Innovation, Disruption and Entrepreneurship
Amitabh Kanth, CEO NITI Aayog, delivered an enthusiastic keynote address at the Synergia Conclave 2019 on enabling growth through empowering entrepreneurs.
Disaster - Op-Eds - Jan 7, 2020
The Australian Bushfires
Australia is being devastated; probably by the worst wildfires in history. Multitudes of bushfires have caused extensive damage across swathes of the continent. Like the Ostrich are we burying our…
Geopolitics - Op-Eds - Jan 4, 2020
The Killing Of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani
The Pentagon confirmed that the Iranian General was killed, at the direction of the US President. Have we reached a new milestone in the evolution of 4th Generation Warfare?
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 30, 2019
Kashmir -The Way Forward
Praveen Swami, Group Consulting Editor, Network 18, spoke candidly about the current situation in Kashmir, providing a historical perspective and talking about what the future holds for this troubled…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 30, 2019
The Post Caliphate Threat in Asia
Prof Rohan Gunaratna, former head of ICPVTR at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Prabha Rao, Former Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat presented their views on post caliphate…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 20, 2019
Future of Security: Beyond Pax America
At a time when the United States grapples with domestic and international challenges, what does the future for the nation look like? Frank G Wisner, Former US Ambassador to India, spoke at the…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 20, 2019
Race to Space: Race to Edge
Space Race 2.0. Is characterised by Individuals and enterprises flush with funds which are betting on a future in which space is more accessible, enjoyable and exploitable, and trips to distant…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 18, 2019
Resolving Conflicts in Cyberspace
How can conflicts within cybersecurity be mediated and resolved? Latha Reddy, Former Deputy NSA GOI & Co-Chair of the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace, Aaron Shull, CEO, CIGI…
Geopolitics - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2019
East Asia: Spectre of a Nuclear Conflagration
Indications are that Kim Jong Un is on the verge of breaking off all negotiations on denuclearisation and is likely to stage a significant event to mark this break just before the new year. Does this…
Elections - Op-Eds - Dec 17, 2019
A Full English Breakfast For Boris
Boris Johnson concluded his early morning victory speech like only a journalist gifted with the pen of humour can. “Ladies and gentlemen, so let’s get Brexit done. But first, let’s get breakfast done…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 17, 2019
India's role in shaping the New World Order
In the vortex of disruptions in Geopolitics have institutions like the UN, WTO and ICJ been undermined because of unilateralism, protectionism and isolationism? Jayant Sinha, MP and Chairperson of…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2019
Mizoram Brus: The Reluctant Returnees
The Brus or the Reang is a community indigenous to North East India, living mostly in Tripura, Mizoram and Assam. Despite two decades of living in exile, the Brus of Mizoram are still reluctant to…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2019
Future of Conflict
Global trends indicate increasing instability and growing opportunity for confrontation and conflict. With the world in the midst of flux and technology being the prime driver for national power, it…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 16, 2019
Embracing Digital Innovations
Admiral Timothy Fraser, CB, Vice Chief of Defence Staff, UK and Subhash Chandra, IAS, Secretary Defence Production GOI provided the respective perspectives of the UK and the Indian government on how…
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 13, 2019
Navigating Geopolitical Uncertainties
Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary, Government of India, gave his expert insights on how India can navigate geopolitical uncertainty of the 21st Century during the Synergia Conclave-2019.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Dec 13, 2019
The Future of Security- Building a 5G Ecosystem
A panel distinguished subject matter experts to include Aruna Sundararajan, IAS, former Telecom Secretary, GOI, Shinya Kukita, Chief Architect, Global Business Unit, NEC, Rajan Mathews, Director…