Culture and communication; both are entities that are bound and reciprocally related. The existence of this relationship makes it important to understand their pattern of connectedness if we want to examine the characteristics of a group or society. Understanding the cultural roots of a community is the key and βweaponβ of any community towards realizing their values, beliefs and identity.
Read MoreDiplomacity; the first time I heard about this concept was back in 2015 during a public seminar initiated by Dino Patti Djalal, Indonesiaβs former ambassador to the United States (U.S.). On that occasion, Dino invited his friend Parag Khanna, who is an expert in international relations as well as a prolific author. The seminar, his presentation, was quite eye-opening in that it caught me in several bouts of reflection, especially the moment after the term diplomacity was mentioned. Parag, who authored the book titled βThe Future is in Asiaβ set to be published next year, was also the same person who coined the term.
Read MoreThe popularity of the National Fatherβs Day is still far less than the Motherβs Day. For that reason, INADIS researcher Kanya DamarΓ§anti reached out to Syaldi Sahude, one of the New Menβs Alliance (Aliansi Laki-laki Baru/ALB)βs collective coordinators, to find out more about the National Fatherβs Day.
Read MoreDoes Indonesia lack public transportation infrastructure? If yes, compared to other countries, how far left behind are we? This is one of the issues put forward by William Sabandar, the director of Jakarta MRT, in his speech during a seminar commemorating the 60th anniversary of Indonesia-Japan diplomatic relations held at Universitas Indonesia on 11th October 2018.
Read MoreAll creatures from Kingdom Animalia are able of sentience. Being sentient is being able to perceive or feel things. However, the issue that arises is when does one know that another being is sentient? We as humans practice the slaughtering and exploitation of non-human animals every day for our food, fashion, and entertainment needs, just to name a few. However, have we ever kept in mind the non-human animalsβ subjective feelings and awareness towards what we do to them on a daily basis?
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