Vietnam’s response to the crisis has earned praise from the World Health Organization. The official statistics clearly exhibit that there are currently more than 75,000 people in quarantine or isolation. ...
Widespread test covering maximum infected people can be one of the solutions. Government is trying to ease the lock down and allows industries, by maintaining appropriate measures. Appropriate measures must be taken strictly by the industry managements as well. ...
Due to its geographic location, India’s position has always been in advantageous, but Modi's South Asia policy would depend heavily on India’s economic prowess in the future, especially since it was already in a bad shape even before the arrival of COVID-19. ...
With the uncertainties of Capitalism and Globalisation growing, there is no better alternative for the South Asian countries than having belief in the shared concern and prosperity of the entire region. No matter how the re-set world will be, the poor should not be left out. ...
We should not blame disasters on nature. Disasters emerge from society’s actions. So, we should prefer not to use the term “natural disaster”. Instead, they are simply, “disasters”. ...
The need of the hour for Afghanistan is support from the international community and regional cooperation to address the challenges faced by the war affected country. To begin with, violence in any form should stop in Afghanistan, and both, the civilian government and Taliban should ensure a peaceful environment in the country. ...
Chinese government attempting to recover from its tarnished image in the world. It may take months to see all the ramifications of the COVID-19 Pandemic that will unfold in BRI countries. It is highly doubtful that BRI can regain its strength in next couple of years. ...
On 20 March 2020, a teleconference was held among some countries of the Indo-Pacific on COVID-19, which was attended by India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Vietnam and the US. This was a step forward in the possible formation of US led ‘Quad plus Vietnam axis’ . ...
It will be difficult for Myanmar to escape the economic and social shocks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Myanmar would need to be more careful in preventing the spread of the Coronavirus in the densely populated camps of the Rohingya population, and other areas across the country, to stop the unmanageable catastrophe and a public health emergency. ...
WHO and Nepal: Filling the Void in Pandemic Preparedness
At time when high income countries around the world are occupied with their own numbers, peripheral countries like Nepal are left with very limited or the only option like WHO. Nepal, needs WHO to help ensure the right kind of resources to be brought to bear, for consistently and effectively meeting the needs of the people who are already vulnerable and are further likely to be much more vulnerable as the result of the pandemic . ...