While in the short run, Vietnam will have to deal with economic challenges but in the longer run, the prospects are promising. Hence, Vietnam’s economic and strategic clout are likely to rise not just in Asia, but globally. ...
The regime in Riyadh has declared its support to New Delhi and proposed complete backing to the country’s swelling energy requirements. Saudi Arabia on the other hand is the world’s largest oil producer, with also the second largest proven reserves, all of which are located in easily accessible wells, hence more cost-efficient than other such reserves in any other country. ...
Nature is giving us another chance so let us avoid the trap of intellectual-sounding ideas and focus on more fundamental and granular aspects - the most important one being to simply understand each other better. ...
The ability of the ASEAN to address its internal conflicts, and to reach a consensus among member nations on how to deal with the hindrances in its Indo-Pacific Strategy, is yet to be determined. In the context of the Indo-Pacific, the ASEAN must adopt a similar approach of discussion, debate, accommodation of dissent and rigorous implementation of the blueprint that emerges forthwith, by all members. ...
Information as a weapon is effectively immersing among countries and China is making best use of it. Countries should develop faculties with independent fact-checking, strong cybersecurity, firewalls and alliance mechanisms. ...
The Government of Bangladesh should focus on the skill-training in nursing, health technology, management, medicine and hospitality, as part of its migration strategy. As the overseas employees of South Asian countries are some of the biggest sufferers, a collective South Asian platform can also be utilised to mitigate the problem. ...
China is increasing its strong presence in the region and it is difficult for India to balance alone, hence, it is looking for collaboration with countries like Japan, Italy, the US and France who already have their permanent base there. To begin with, India has initiated to cooperate with Japan in Djibouti. ...
The SAARC should periodically meet through video conference at the level of Ministers or Secretaries. All governments in the developing world should give special attention to the vulnerable sections such as workers working far away from home. ...
The Japan Times states that the social distancing measures might be essential until 2022 to reduce persistent outbreak following the initial wave. Whatever situation arises during the Coronavirus phase, Japan has enough competence to manage it at national level. However, it can be said with some certainty that in the future, COVID-19 would damage the Japanese position of being advanced country, internationally. ...
Making of a New World Order: Centering Trust Deficit and the Nation-State
Besides the loss of human life, the virus has had serious economic and political ramifications for countries and the international order. The failure of WHO in dealing with the crisis on time, the lack of leadership from the United Nations (UN), and the lack of transparency in information sharing on the part of China have raised serious doubts over the existence of international systems and organizations, and have exposed their insolent style of functioning. ...