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What are Academic Sources? And how to refer them?

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The Internet is flooded with tons of information, where you will face a lot of confusion about what to read and what to refer to. Good sources are not just about the type and origin of information, but also the relevance and how you want to use it. Is the information good enough to be used in the current situation? If you feel you are in this situation, this is the right place.  Our article on the Science vs Social Science debate As a researcher, finding appropriate sources and facts remains the most challenging aspect of it. Compared to a normal opinion article or blog, which can use a lot of assumptions, half-truths, and narratives, etc. But when it comes to research articles, papers, journal articles, book chapters, etc., you cannot use the same information that the common man uses. This is where the filter should be bigger, better, and multilayered. Academic sources come with a guarantee, i.e., which you can trust 99%. Even if you are not a researcher or academician, but a prof...

Five entities which are considered Chinese but are actually not!!

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With rising tensions between India and China , which are nuclear power states, fastest-growing economics, developing and whatnot, we have seen a rise in social media wave of hatred and rivalry. This wave is calling out and trending twitter hashtags and stories calling out for a boycott of Chinese products, good and services which is a farse idea. Amidst all these many of companies and goods have already fallen under the soup for their alleged Chinese links. Even Indian companies are being forced to show their patriotic/nationalistic feelings by making them show 100% Indian or Make In India labels . On the other hand with previous false notions, we had already branded a few of these as Chinese even if they are not. Whether it is food, apps, technology etc ... the wrong perception still remains. Credits- SCMP I didn't get enough time to draft a detailed article rather I have just made a short article. I have included few food items not only because I am a foodie but al...

BoycottChina Movement- Myths vs Reality

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Credits- Tech Crunch BoycottChina and Uninstall TikTok was a popular hashtag trending on social media due to two reasons. The first reason was nothing but the Youtube vs TikTok struggle amongst the millennials . The second reason is the border standoff between India and China in Ladakh. Both these reasons collided with the COVID-19 sentiments calling for action against China for coronavirus. This reason is as if China wanted to deliberately let the virus go everywhere with its citizens travelling across the globe. Credits- Tribune India But the main reason for boycott china sentiment began when Sonam Wangchuk a local of Ladakh, whose story was made into 3 idiots film called for a boycott of Chinese apps like TikTok, calling it as an attack on Chinese software to hurt China's wallet. Nationalists took forward this idea made it a trending hashtag and used it for nationalistic/political gain. Government knowingly or unknowingly didn't respond to his call because th...