Japan’s security posture seems to be heading for a dramatic overhaul as it feels compelled to respond to the emerging challenges in the altered security environment in its neighbourhood. China’s belligerence in territorial issues and North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests have awakened Japan to think seriously about safeguarding its own security. It may be recalled that when North Korea fired missiles in the recent past, they flew over Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, exposing Japan’s vulnerability and to external security threats.

अक्टूबर महीना सोशल मीडिया के दिग्गज फेसबुक एवं उसके व्हाट्सएप, इंस्टाग्राम और मैसेंजर सहित परिवार के लिए अच्छा समाचार नहीं था। 4 अक्टूबर को जब इसकी गंभीर आलोचना हुई तो फ्रांसेस हौगेन नाम की एक व्हिसलब्लोअर, जिन्होंने इसके पहले फेसबुक के आंतरिक शोध-अनुसंधान दस्तावेजों को लीक कर दिया था, उन्होंने एक साक्षात्कार में अपनी पहचान का खुलासा करते हुए फेसबुक पर जनता के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य को नकारात्मक रूप से प्रभावित करके उनकी "सुरक्षा की कीमत पर अपने लाभ" को प्राथमिकता देने का आरोप लगाया था। [1] फेसबुक की पहले से ही संकटग्रस्त स्थिति

On 4th December 2021, The Gambia, the smallest country in mainland Africa, held its presidential election. The present election can be viewed as a strong statement in support of successful transition towards a democratic society. To recall, in the last election which took place five years ago, the people of Gambia rejected their authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh through a democratic election. Thus, the present election happened to be the first one in 27 years when the name of the ousted and exiled dictator Jammeh was not present on the Gambian ballot.