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Growing Bioweapon Misinformation in Congo
Dec 02, 2025

Growing Bioweapon Misinformation in Congo

Bioweapon misinformation in the DRC is endangering public health, highlighting the urgent need for stronger verification, clear communication, and a h

मिसइन्फॉरमेशनच्या युगातील प्राथमिक उपचार
Oct 03, 2025

मिसइन्फॉरमेशनच्या युगातील प्राथमिक उपचार

जागतिक प्राथमिक उपचार दिनानिमित्त, भारताने ऑनलाइन पसरत �

পুষ্টি সংক্রান্ত গুজব এবং ভারতে তা নিয়ন্ত্রণের সীমাবদ্ধতা
Sep 25, 2025

পুষ্টি সংক্রান্ত গুজব এবং ভারতে তা নিয়ন্ত্রণের সীমাবদ্ধতা

ভারতের নিয়ন্ত্রক ব্যবস্থা স্বাস্থ্য ও সুস্থতার ভুল তথ�

अल्गोरिदमचा धोका: सोशल मीडिया आणि राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षेचे संकट
Sep 17, 2025

अल्गोरिदमचा धोका: सोशल मीडिया आणि राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षेचे संकट

सोशल मीडियावरील अल्गोरिदम आता अतिरेकी विचारसरणी आणि खो�

First Aid in the Age of Misinformation
Sep 12, 2025

First Aid in the Age of Misinformation

On World First Aid Day, India must confront the spread of unsafe online practices and close its preparedness gap by embedding evidence-based training

The Algorithm as Adversary: National Security Challenge of Social Media
Aug 07, 2025

The Algorithm as Adversary: National Security Challenge of Social Media

Algorithms on social media now fuel radicalisation and disinformation—posing a growing national security threat that regulators are racing to contai

চিকিৎসা সংক্রান্ত ভুল তথ্যের রাজনীতিকরণের বিপদ: আমেরিকায় হামের প্রাদুর্ভাব
Jul 30, 2025

চিকিৎসা সংক্রান্ত ভুল তথ্যের রাজনীতিকরণের বিপদ: আমেরিকায় হামের প্রাদুর্ভাব

২০২৫ সালে আমেরিকায় মার্কিন হামের প্রাদুর্ভাব দেখায় যে ক�

डिजिटल आरोग्याचा गोंधळ: इन्फ्लुएन्सर जागे, कायदा झोपलेला!
Jun 30, 2025

डिजिटल आरोग्याचा गोंधळ: इन्फ्लुएन्सर जागे, कायदा झोपलेला!

पॅरा-एक्स्पर्ट आणि सोशल मीडिया अल्गोरिदम सार्वजनिक आरो�

ऑपरेशन सिंदूर आणि पाकचे भारतावरील सायबर हल्ले
Jun 02, 2025

ऑपरेशन सिंदूर आणि पाकचे भारतावरील सायबर हल्ले

भारताने ऑपरेशन सिंदूर सुरू केल्यावर मालवेअर, खोटी माहित�

Operation Sindoor and India’s Cyber Threat Landscape
May 28, 2025

Operation Sindoor and India’s Cyber Threat Landscape

As India launched Operation Sindoor, cyberspace turned into a war theatre—with malware, disinformation, and digital offensives—marking a new front

आझादी की सुरक्षा? सोशल मीडियाचा काट्यावरचा खेळ!
May 28, 2025

आझादी की सुरक्षा? सोशल मीडियाचा काट्यावरचा खेळ!

नागरिकांच्या नागरी आणि राजकीय सहभागामध्ये ऑनलाईन प्लॅट

Nutrition Misinformation and the Limits of Regulation in India
May 07, 2025

Nutrition Misinformation and the Limits of Regulation in India

India’s regulatory mechanisms fail to regulate health and wellness misinformation in an era where para-experts and social media algorithms shape pub

चिकित्सा भ्रांतियों का राजनीतिकरण: अमेरिका में खसरे का प्रकोप बढ़ा
May 07, 2025

चिकित्सा भ्रांतियों का राजनीतिकरण: अमेरिका में खसरे का प्रकोप बढ़ा

वर्ष 2025 में अमेरिका में मीज़िल्स यानी खसरे का प्रकोप यह ज़

The Dangers of Politicising Medical Misinformation: The US Measles Outbreak
May 01, 2025

The Dangers of Politicising Medical Misinformation: The US Measles Outbreak

The 2025 US measles outbreak exposes how politicised misinformation and the anti-vaccine rhetoric undermine science, erode trust, and endanger nationa

आतंकी समूहों की वैधता की तलाश में ‘लैंगिक नैरेटिव’ का इस्तेमाल!
Apr 22, 2025

आतंकी समूहों की वैधता की तलाश में ‘लैंगिक नैरेटिव’ का इस्तेमाल!

शताब्दी की शुरुआत में सोशल मीडिया प्लैटफॉर्म के विकास की

China’s cyber aggression and the South China Sea dispute
Mar 25, 2025

China’s cyber aggression and the South China Sea dispute

Beijing’s cyber threat actors are ramping up attacks amid the South China Sea dispute, engulfing the Philippines, Vietnam, and other claimant countr

हवामान बदलाचा नवा X फॅक्टरः सोशल मीडिया आणि हवामान 'धोरण' यांच्यातील दुवा!
Oct 30, 2024

हवामान बदलाचा नवा X फॅक्टरः सोशल मीडिया आणि हवामान 'धोरण' यांच्यातील दुवा!

डिजिटल जगाची गतिशील मनःस्थिती लक्षात घेता, विद्यमान अभ्�

Climate change’s new ‘X’ factor: The interconnection of social media and climate policy
Oct 14, 2024

Climate change’s new ‘X’ factor: The interconnection of social media and climate policy

The dynamic nature of digital spaces urgently requires existing scholarship to be regularly updated. This has most certainly been lacking, particularl

निपाह व्हायरस: संदर्भानुरूप सार्वजनिक आरोग्य प्रतिसादांची गरज
Jun 14, 2024

निपाह व्हायरस: संदर्भानुरूप सार्वजनिक आरोग्य प्रतिसादांची गरज

बदलते हवामान आणि विषाणूजन्य संसर्गाचा वाढता फैलाव यामु�

Nipah virus: The need for contextually-situated public health responses
May 29, 2024

Nipah virus: The need for contextually-situated public health responses

With shifting climate patterns, and rising viral transmissibility, the risk of Nipah outbreaks remains substantial, thus emphasising the need for ethi

India’s foreign intelligence and a need for narrative management
May 18, 2024

India’s foreign intelligence and a need for narrative management

As India’s international stature grows, its intelligence agencies will come under greater scrutiny. The R&AW should institute a PR mechanism to

डीप फ़ेक, ग़लत सूचना और धोखा!
Sep 22, 2023

डीप फ़ेक, ग़लत सूचना और धोखा!

जेनरेटिव AI का उपयोग संज्ञानात्मक या कॉग्निटिव युद्ध में �

Deep fake, disinformation, and deception
Aug 25, 2023

Deep fake, disinformation, and deception

The adoption of generative AI in cognitive warfare poses a significant threat to national security

सूचनाओं की महामारी: कोविड-19 से निपटने की राह में एक बुनियादी चुनौती
Jul 31, 2023

सूचनाओं की महामारी: कोविड-19 से निपटने की राह में एक बुनियादी चुनौती

कोरोना वायरस के ख़िलाफ़ जंग में ग़लत जानकारी से निपटने क�

We “Pledge” action: The delay and diffuse tactics of climate misinformation
Nov 12, 2022

We “Pledge” action: The delay and diffuse tactics of climate misinformation

Despite delay, distract and diffuse tactics, awareness of the climate crisis and the impact it has on many of our other crises—energy, food, violenc

The Infodemic: An underlying challenge in the pandemic response
Apr 12, 2022

The Infodemic: An underlying challenge in the pandemic response

In the fight against the coronavirus, the equally challenging issue of misinformation needs to addressed as part of the COVID-19 response.

Big Tech: The phony knight of democracy
Feb 18, 2022

Big Tech: The phony knight of democracy

The titans of tech evade regulations on the ground of free speech as they rake in profit from misinformation in host countries, while complying to sim

Information wars and regime stability. How can nations respond?
Apr 14, 2021

Information wars and regime stability. How can nations respond?

There is no one-size-fits-all solution, as dis-/misinformation and manipulation are versatile weapons and they adapt to the target, and there is no de

China in the post-COVID-19 era — How will the CCP tackle its image problem?
Dec 28, 2020

China in the post-COVID-19 era — How will the CCP tackle its image problem?

Ultimately, the power of example counts, and the Chinese has matched this with an extremely sophisticated, worldwide propaganda and misinformation cam

Governance through the digital disruption of democracy
Oct 05, 2020

Governance through the digital disruption of democracy

In order to save democracy from our own digital tools, we need to adopt a new model of governing digitally — public leaders must take a systemic app

How QAnon can impact the upcoming US elections
Sep 24, 2020

How QAnon can impact the upcoming US elections

QAnon has been increasingly used as a hashtag to create content that continuously attacks Democrat leaders and points towards impending doom.

When a pandemic meets the era of ‘infodemic’
Jun 12, 2020

When a pandemic meets the era of ‘infodemic’

The ideas of disinformation and misinformation are as old as history. What is new, are the technologies that enable its rapid spread.

Communications blackout in Kashmir: A quick fix that can backfire
Aug 14, 2019

Communications blackout in Kashmir: A quick fix that can backfire

India has always lacked the counter-narrative to Pakistan’s misinformation campaigns, but will the current communications clampdown make it lose the

Chinese Chatter - What's keeping India from the great Beijing reset?
Sep 17, 2024

Chinese Chatter - What's keeping India from the great Beijing reset?

It is being argued that since 2024, China-India relations have shown signs of easing, with frequent high-level interactions.

Countering Disinformation and Hate Speech Online: Regulation and User Behavioural Change
Jan 25, 2021

Countering Disinformation and Hate Speech Online: Regulation and User Behavioural Change

Social media platforms facilitate the sharing of information and enhance connectivity and civic engagement. At the same time, however, they are vulnerable to abuse by malicious actors who use the channels to spread misinformation and hateful and divisive content. Regulatory reforms must seek to align the utility of social media platforms with the welfare of citizens, while safeguarding the right to free speech. This paper explores the regulatory

Digital Dreams, Real Challenges: Key Factors Driving India’s AI Ecosystem
May 08, 2024

Digital Dreams, Real Challenges: Key Factors Driving India’s AI Ecosystem

India, like much of the rest of the world, is faced with the twin but opposing conditions of economic potential and social concerns that need to be negotiated to realise the digital dividends from artificial intelligence (AI) and achieve sustainable and balanced growth. AI systems involve layers of technological dependencies that necessitate and enable social and institutional interdependency between stakeholders, enabling conditions, and resourc

Digital hatred, real violence: Majoritarian radicalisation and social media in India
Aug 28, 2018

Digital hatred, real violence: Majoritarian radicalisation and social media in India

Social media’s impact on mainstream media, and the way people communicate with one another and disseminate information, has become a subject of serious study for journalists, academics and policymakers alike. While it has been a significant equaliser as a vehicle by which the fundamental right to freedom of expression is guaranteed everyone irrespective of class, creed or geography, these very same platforms are also becoming spaces where—in

Elections, Accountability, and Democracy in the Time of A.I.
Nov 20, 2024

Elections, Accountability, and Democracy in the Time of A.I.

This paper assesses how a transformational technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used by malicious actors to manipulate information and influence election results. It analyses the impact of such activities, and explores ways by which democratic polities can address this challenge. Reviewing cases from India and other countries in South Asia, and the United States, the paper also looks at the required regulatory landscape. It outline

In times of fake news and manufactured outrage, how do we reclaim empathy?
Feb 10, 2020

In times of fake news and manufactured outrage, how do we reclaim empathy?

As misinformation and propaganda become the mainstay of public discourse, the space for reason is shrinking