The last days
The year 2021 is in its last days, as the world moves away from 2021 and begin to absorb the realities of tomorrow, there is a need to take a pause and look back...
Category: Explainer
EXPLAINER: What is the metaverse and how will it work?
The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination — so much so that one of the best-known internet platforms is rebranding to signal its embrace of the futuristic idea....
What is the metaverse? 2 media and information experts explain
The metaverse is a network of always-on virtual environments in which many people can interact with one another and digital objects while operating virtual representations – or avatars – of themselves. Think of a...
Facebook whistleblower testifies: Five highlights
A former Facebook employee told members of Congress Tuesday that the company knows that its platform spreads misinformation and content that harms children but refuses to make changes that could hurt its profits. Speaking...
Pandora Papers: Document dump allegedly links world leaders to secret wealth
A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organizations on Sunday that allegedly tie world leaders to secret stores of wealth, including King Abdullah of Jordan, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and...
Where are we in the COVID-19 vaccine race?
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE received U.S. regulatory authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, making it the first inoculation against the new coronavirus to get a regulatory green light in the United States....
Historical Context of Arab-Israel Conflict
The peace of Westphalia which concluded in the year 1648 bought a sweeping set of changes in the western world. It gave birth to the concept of nation-state essentially meaning defining of boundaries of...
‘Dragon-Elephant Tango’ the correct choice: Chinese Ambassador on China-India relations
The escalation in Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has brought India-China relation under scrutiny. The bilateral relation between the two countries have always been a subject of contention and also...
Understanding Chinese Territorial Dispute with Bhutan
China attempts to stoke a fresh territorial dispute around a wildlife sanctuary in Bhutan that isn’t even contiguous to Chinese territory. Bhutan has refuted Chinese claims and said Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is an integral...
The rivalry between Two Brothers: Fatah-Hamas Conflict
Overview The Palestinian political scene is dominated by the two major actors, Fatah and Hamas. For the past few decades, the Palestinian movement has splintered into these two competing ideological factions with separate geographical...
