India can play a bigger role in increasing the potential of its neighbouring countries, given its relative advances not only in modern healthcare system but also in traditional healing practices. Indian states that share open and porous borders with others South Asian countries should be equipped and encouraged to play a bigger role. ...
The faith of Indians in Prime Minister Modi has helped a great deal. With one-sixth of the world population, India needs to learn a crucial lesson from this COVID-19 pandemic that public health is the utmost priority and adequate allocations of resources must be made as if it is defending the nation. Only hope is that, markets will find their equilibrium and India will not be so badly impacted by the disruption in global supply and value chains. ...
Bangladesh is over populated with poor health facilities which make the people of the region vulnerable, exposed and impuissant to this invisible enemy. The announcement of stimulus package to fight COVID-19 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was essential to fight the pandemic. ...
Though China tries to shape the global COVID-19 narrative and soft power diplomacy by selling medical supplies to the world, fact remains that it is already under a big scanner for its cover up of the initial emergence and spread of the virus in Wuhan. China needs to play a better and more responsible role if it really wants a leadership role in international relations. ...
INSTC provides a platform for India to increase its trade relationship with Russia, Iran and Central Asia. Despite historical relationship with all these countries, India could not shoot up its trade volume due to absence of strong transportation facilities. A project like the INSTC will help overcome those hurdles. ...
China demonstrated that it is certainly one of the state that performed the best while handling the Coronavirus epidemic, compared to Western democracies. There is a lot for them to learn from Socialist China. ...
India came up with the joint framework, but must ensure that all member states have equal standing in setting the terms of the response, regardless of how much they are contributing. Else, SAARC is bound to relapse into hibernation. ...
Cuba did remarkable transformation though ‘Single National Public Health System’, wherein all the healthcare services were made available free of cost to all its citizens. Currently Cuba has the highest number of doctors per 1000 person, much higher than many rich and powerful countries. ...
At a time when the EU has decided to create a common European reserve of emergency medical equipment and is funding research projects and encouraging public-private partnerships to develop treatments, the coming together of SAARC for formulating advanced and result-oriented approaches can be a catalyst in building regionalism in South Asia. ...
Kalapani Question: Searching Peace in Turbulent Waters
At the time when China has resolved its ‘land border’ with all its neighbours, debarring Bhutan and India, India having border disputes with many of its neighbour do not fit in its ambition to rise as a regional and global power. It is in mutual interest to resolve it through dialogue as soon as possible. ...