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General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 17, 2021
Battling New Covid-19 Strains
For the vaccines to address all strains of the virus, an inclusive, open architecture is preferred
Technology - Op-Eds - Nov 8, 2016
After Snowden: How vulnerable is the internet?
The internet was designed to be free and open. Eight months after Edward Snowden's first leaks of classified information, is that still the case?
- 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 (…
World - Featured Article - Jul 2, 2020
Democracy champions in a post- COVID world
“Democracy, while not perfect is far more effective than autocracy in the long term, which only guarantees short-term solutions”: Kuni Miyake.
General Interest - Analyses & Assessments - Feb 17, 2021
Font of Knowledge
Wikipedia, with its ability to open the world at the casual click of a mouse, is fast emerging as the leading referral source for a knowledge-hungry world, all without charging a dime
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.
- 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…
Technology - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2020
Oracle and Tiktok: a Match Made in Heaven?
With both tech companies talking at cross purposes, it is anybody's guess when the Trump-blessed deal will walk the rocky path up the aisle.
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…
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 - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2020
A Favourable Anomaly Called Donald Trump
Despite his administrative blunders and his brash criticism of his rivals, one cannot be dismissive of President Trump's chances in the November elections. His oddities are what keep his supporters…
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…
Indian Politics - Op-Eds - Nov 19, 2016
The Ray of Hope- Haji Ali
Have Indian women finally acquired equality in religion?
- Fake News - Jul 16, 2019
Kremlin critic and journalist Arkady Babchenko
Prominent Kremlin critic and journalist Arkady Babchenko staged his death with help from Ukrainian authorities to thwart an alleged Russian assassination plot.
World - Featured Article - Mar 31, 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic: Test for Leadership
The COVID-19 pandemic, is the third challenge that Mother Nature has thrown our species, in recent years.
World - Analyses & Assessments - Oct 20, 2020
The Dichotomy of China's Green Pledge
Will Beijing fulfil its public undertaking on carbon neutrality when its economic goals are at conflict with environmental targets?