As society shifts toward increased digitization, from earning a living through digital platforms to the digitization of all aspects of the economy, the binary logic of industrial economy versus digital economy is replaced with a continuum of digitization of entire economies. Digitization is a way of increasing productivity and profitability as it…

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an…

The deplorable statistics of drug addicted people in Afghanistan exceeded one million and the poppy growth almost doubled, since the international community call for counter-narcotics. The most outrageous in this context is, that one third of the Afghan GDP looms from drug trafficking. The large portion of profit comes from drug trafficking flowing…

Dear Mr Howard Bloom-The modern Einstein,next Stephen Hawking and Freud, Its an honor to be known by you. Your work on Space Sciences are revolutionary Sir. Your association and projects with CalTech and other scientific organizations will change the world we live in.I also have great passion in Space and Astronomy Sciences and that led me attending…

Reform – Separation of Executive – Legislative and Judiciary. These are some of the current buzz words in our political discourse in Malaysia these days. In the last three weeks since my country installed a new government with a new political party, after 61 years of the same, we have seen many revelations, many changes. We have witnessed…

The year 2018, it was 9th May – I went into the day with much hope for the future of my country, Malaysia. I voted, I volunteered at the polling station and then I waiited the whole night for the results with my brothers and friends. By 1am on the 10th of May I was knackered and I woke up again at 4am to learn we will most probably have a new prime…

UPDATE 27 NOV 2018 There has been much discussion of populism lately, and buzz in mainstream and social media about "The New McCarthyism." But to understand the social dynamics of what a "new McCarthyism" might be or mean, it is best to go to the source. The 1977 film "Tail Gunner Joe" is a Hollywood examination of…

Introduction According to a 2016 study conducted by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), the number of foreign students in Russian universities tripled during the period from the 2004-2005 to 2014-2015 academic years.Source It is unlikely that the numbers of foreign students looking to study in Russia…

Aleksandr Tsekalo’s “The Method” is a new popular Russian TV show depicting Rodion Meglin, a lone police investigator who tracks down serial killers, all while grappling with both his torn psyche and that of the perpetrators. Though the psychological thriller genre is familiar to Western audiences—popularised by US shows like “Criminal…

The strategic plans of the great powers create a vision of the polycentric transformation of the international structure. The most recent Russian Foreign Security Concept (“Concept” 11.2016) and US National Security Strategy (“Strategy” 12.2017) are analyzed to identify the supplementary core of the strategies. How can relations be improved? A…

It has been a hectic summer with the month of July full of events keeping reporters busy in covering the FIFA extravaganza in Russia, first-ever full scale Helsinki summit between the US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, BRICS summit in Johannesburg in South Africa and scores of political developments in major capitals, which…

Investvine (Firoz Abdul Hamid and Imran Saddique) sat down with new Malaysian Prime Minister and eldest elected head of government Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to discuss what is New Malaysia, autonomy for Sabah and Sarawak, investment, infrastructure and other hot topics. Read the full transcript of the interview with the new Malaysian Prime Minister.