An Era of True Fakes
2019 ,
Seeing is not always believing, especially so in the Information Age. Information today is being twisted and tweaked to such an extent that segregating facts from fiction would actually need...
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Great Power Rivalry Reaches Africa
2019 ,
The United States finds its position increasingly challenged by two emerging powers with global ambitions, China and Russia. This rivalry now threatens to engulf the continent of Africa as well....
Read MoreTurkey Treads a Fine Line in Syria
2019 ,
President Donald Trump’s December 19, 2018 decision to withdraw US troops from Syria received a euphoric response in Turkey. That was not surprising since the US military presence and support...
Read MoreWill the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration solve the crisis?
2019 ,
At an intergovernmental conference convened under the auspices of the United Nations in Marrakesh, Morocco, 164 nations adopted a pact on 10 December 2018 to manage the global migration crisis....
Read MoreUS-Taliban Peace Talks and the Disquiet
2019 ,
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, the US, supported by its western allies, invaded Afghanistan with the stated aim of dismantling the Al Qaeda network, removing Taliban from power and...
Read MoreBangladesh General Elections 2018: What Next for the Opposition
2018 ,
If democracy means peaceful political transition through the ballot, Bangladesh passed that test yesterday by successfully concluding its eleventh parliamentary election. Violence, compared to previous elections, was minimal, with 18...
Read MoreBringing Capacity Building in Cybersecurity to the fore
2018 ,
The quest to create norms in cyberspace has again gathered steam, more than a year after the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts (UNGGE) process proved unable to arrive at...
Read MoreXi Jinping’s Politics and What it Means for India
2018 ,
President Xi Jinping inherited a host of problems when he came to power in 2012: an economic slowdown, disruption of market supply by the all-powerful State-Owned Enterprises (SOE), bribery and...
Read MoreBIMSTEC: An Unprecedented Opportunity for Collaboration and Cooperation in Cyberspace
2018 ,
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional grouping of seven countries i.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand that...
Read MoreParis Call: Another Missed Call?
2018 ,
Internet today has become a pivot on which the modern life hinges. It has completely altered the way people live, share and work. Internet has opened the door to myriad...
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