Neighborhood Studies looks at the range of cross-cutting issues such as political developments, economic activities, cross-border activities and foreign affairs related issues and security surfacing in its immediate neighbors – India and China – in addition to its extended neighbors such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives. The study focuses to explore and identify emerging priorities in the neighborhood and generate evidence and analysis.
When this crisis will end, both nations would have to come forward and listen to the plight of the workers, students, tourists and other common people who have been severely impacted due to the pandemic. An example must be set, on how two neighbouring nations can work towards mutual welfare ...
it is imperative for the Afghan government, to quickly get its act together and not let the country fall into an abyss yet again ...
The ‘Make in India Campaign’, can be implemented in manufacturing surgical kits, medical equipment, masks, protective suits for doctors, medicines and much more. Media and other communication channels must encourage denizens to practice a proper health hygiene, as has been dictated by WHO norms ...
It is important that India stands up to these domestic challenges, and radically revamps its healthcare system to ease the current national burden before the next wave of transmission. It has an opportunity to usher in a new age of ‘Medical Diplomacy’, countering China’s Health Silk Route, and putting a strong nail on BRI’s coffin once the world gets over COVID-19 ...
Indian citizens are India’s responsibility and those desirous may be brought back to the extent possible after the travel restrictions have been removed as reportedly indicated by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs ...
There are two ways in which the SAARC can be more inclusive, first, by placing more women in the SAARC Ministerial-level group, and secondly, by going beyond targeting individual women and regularly consulting with women’s organizations who are at the front line of the COVID-19 response ...
India has already earned a good reputation for groundbreaking developments in the pharmaceutical sector. An increased focus on collaborative research in this field between educational institutions in India and Nepal would open the floodgates for easier access to pharmaceuticals and traditional medicines in the near future ...
While India has been considered better at bilateral relations than multilateral ones, in the past few years, India has also made sincere efforts towards increasing its engagements with multilateral institutions ...
Government should come with effective plans to protect the economy from collapsing. It should speed up the testing process so that it can isolate the affected for treatment, and normalize the economic activities at the earliest ...
COVID-19 in Afghanistan: Despairing Times for a War-Torn Nation
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 ...