The governments, along with the activists, should put the safety of blue collared workers in the Gulf on priority. Similarly, in the long run, a plan needs to be drawn out for rehabilitation of workers, who want to return to South Asia. ...
COVID-19 may significantly shape the US’s China policy. Some US officials call the pandemic this generation’s “Pearl Harbor.” The COVID-19 crisis will affect the outcome of the US presidential election in November and attitudes toward China. Once the US overcomes the virus’s peak its China strategy and the approach that the US chooses will affect the security situation throughout the Indo-Pacific. ...
For strengthening the cybersecurity in Nepal, the guidelines governing the data protection, intellectual property, privacy, cybercrime and cyber terrorism should be established and revised in the judicial body. Besides, user awareness education and cyber insurance can complement technical mitigation strategies to reduce cyber threats in Nepal. ...
China has seen an opportunity even in this crisis. It has proudly showcased their ability to handle such crisis that even several western countries are not able to respond properly. Similarly, it has continued to bolster its naval power even in times of crisis which bodes a competitive tendency in the New International Order rather than cooperation based on softer realms. ...
Although health diplomacy will arm China with additional soft power arsenals, but efforts can be hamstringed by disinformation campaign regarding the origin of lethal virus and ambiguity in the number of asymptomatic patients by an aspiring world leader. China needs to overcome the trust-deficit challenge as well. ...
The US-Taliban agreement has tough road ahead and needs cooperation from the entire Afghan section for it to result in peace in the country. The US has been at the forefront of the 'democracy drive' in West Asia, but surprisingly, they have not asked Taliban to distance itself from violence outside Afghanistan. ...
India should take lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic situation of the US and Europe. It should upgrade the existing health system with adequate equipment, staff and infrastructure. The Government should immediately scale up its expenditure in healthcare from 3.5 percent to 5 percent of its GDP. ...
The countries are still struggling to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, hence, economists are still uncertain about the size of the economic damage, but it is certain that it will be huge. Thus, the governments have to quickly take increasingly bold anti-recession measures that will ‘flatten the recession curve’. ...
The countries should learn from each other to overcome this pandemic. They should also give more importance to public health and strengthen the international organisations like WHO with more resources. India can also play a huge role in fighting this global pandemic. ...
India-Japan Relations Post-COVID-19: Moving Towards New Avenues
India-Japan relations post-COVID would develop in leaps and bounds with the help of new technologies and solutions supporting the two countries, the Indo-Pacific region and the world at large. India should also prepare itself for such opportunities by reforming the legal system to attract FDI and making flexible labour laws. ...