Author: synergia
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Sudan: Any Hope for Democracy?
The Republic of Sudan, in Northeast Africa, has seen unending violence since the removal of its dictator by the military. With increased calls coming in for immediate civilian rule alongside widespread bloodshed, will the army give in to public sentiment?
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Cyber-Attack on US Customs and Border Protection
Government surveillance photos of international travellers and license plates were hacked as part of a malicious cyber-attack. Is the use of biometrics being carried out at the expense of privacy solving surveillance issues? How is the outsourcing of data leading to privacy breach?
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Indonesia and the Belt and Road Initiative
Indonesia’s Minister of Maritime Affairs signed 23 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with China while attending the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Forum in Beijing. How can the BRI help Indonesia? How will Indonesia de-risk itself from any potential downside?
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Pakistan’s fight against terrorism
The Joint Group of Asia Pacific Group has found that Pakistan’s compliance on 18 of 27 action plans against terror outfits was found unsatisfactory. What are the primary sources of terrorist funding in Pakistan and can the government effectively curb this?
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Is a Trump Impeachment on the Cards?
United States’ speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is under pressure from lawmakers to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. If an official inquiry is launched, two out of the past four American presidents (Clinton and Trump) would have faced the prospect of impeachment. Is impeachment necessarily the best way forward?
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Trump’s Immigration Policies: A Threat to Indian Family Life in the U.S
Ever since being elected into office in 2017, Donald Trump has made a series of reforms to the United States’ immigration policies in an effort to reduce the influx of immigrants. He claims that his new policies will help increase the number of jobs available to Americans domestically. Trump’s immigration crack-down has had serious consequences…
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Will Trump’s GSP sanctions persuade India to open up its markets?
President Donald Trump recently revoked the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) privileges from India which permits the duty-free entry of nearly 2,000 Indian products. The Indian government seems unfettered by the curiously timed sanction which fell into place just as soon as Narendra Modi was sworn in for his second term as India’s Prime Minister.…
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India and U.S: Military Allies or Economic Adversaries?
For the most part, India and America have shared a strong and friendly relationship in terms of both military and trade, despite New Delhi’s ties to Moscow. New Delhi now finds itself in an interesting predicament which requires strategic foreign policy considerations in the wake of complex geo-political rivalries between the USA, Russia, China, and…
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The Future of Security: A Deeper Look at the Lanka Blasts
On Friday, 7th June, Synergia Foundation hosted a roundtable conference titled “The Future of Security: A Deeper Look at the Lanka Blasts”. Keynote speaker Mr. Pratap Heblikar, former Special Secretary to the Government of India, addressed the who, what, where, when, why and how of the April 22nd Sri Lanka Blasts. Several influential political insiders were also in…
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The Prospect of Security Council Reform
The United Nations Security Council is often criticised for being ineffective and there is thus a clarion call for it to be fundamentally reformed. Will the five permanent members (P5) accede to this by implementing appropriate checks or by granting other members a permanent seat with the all-important veto vote?