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Finland PM's 'partygate' episode frames larger issues and blurred lines. It calls for sober conversation, not hasty virtue-signlling.

El Salvador has become the first country to adoptbitcoin as a legal form of payment. The bold move is being cheered by bicoin and crypto fans from across the world!

On 17 December 2010, a revolution began in a small African country. 10 years later, has that revolution achieved its objectives?

Twitter has started labelling accounts of key government officials and institution, as well as state-funded media. Which accounts will be labelled? Will Indian Twitter handles be labelled too?

The challenge to global governance comes today from the decay of the very institutions created for that purpose some 75 years ago. Global governance needs to be thought of afresh. The ideas and institutions have to be new, to represent the 21st century reality.

The supreme court of India rejected all arguments against permanent commission to women officers. It ordered government to implement its order in 1 month! This is indeed one more step to a higher degree of women’s empowerment.