The world is increasingly at the risk of pandemics and fighting them without addressing the actual cause would be wrong-headed. The climate crisis still remains a major problem and possibly a reason behind epidemics that emerges every now and then. An important lesson one can derive from the pandemic is that climate change needs to be perceived as an immediate crisis. ...
Nepal needs to strike a balance between both the regional and the global power. It is crucial for Nepal to find the common grounds with India and China in such a way that it addresses their core concerns while allowing room for Nepal to exercise its independent foreign policy with other great powers. ...
The global oil market may soon pull through from the preliminary setback, but the energetic American shale industry might be severely affected by a superficial ally which the US had gone to huge extents to appease. Russia and Saudi have placed their bets on who will be the first to blink. They both have reasons to consider that they took the right decision. ...
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. ...
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. ...
COVID-19: Bio-Security, its Limits and Importance
The challenge against known bio threats becomes harder for countries where a sizeable proportion of its population is indigent making vaccination more difficult. In the long-term, significant investment will be necessary from countries, in the biological sciences and medicine to prevent the outbreak of pandemics and developing the health infrastructure of the country. ...