NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY STUDIES
Non-traditional Security Studies addresses the mounting non-traditional issues and challenges in the South Asian region arising from non-military sources, such as Climate Change, Irregular Migration, Terrorism, Resource Wars, Disaster Management, Drug Trafficking, Transnational Crime etc. Factors as such are the security challenges that aren’t considered mainstream and are emerging as dynamics in conflict therefore affecting the national and international security becoming a part of non-traditional security issues that has emerged as the greatest challenges of 21st century.
ARTICLES
COVID-19 and the Case of the European Union
The need of the hour is a more cohesive pan-European response to COVID-19, requiring the UK government to abandon its ideological hostility towards the EU. The European solidarity, and the proactive engagements among members countries, can set an example for international cooperation everywhere in the world.
Tight vs Loose Cultures: Decoding Vietnam’s COVID-19 Success
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.
Prioritising Poverty: South Asian Cooperation in a Post-Pandemic World
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.
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.
Public Healthcare in India: Measures for a Safer Future
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.
Finding Meaning in Statistics and Numbers During the Pandemic
The real threat is not becoming infected with COVID-19. But, when one looks at the aggregate numbers, the unspoken fear is that those numbers indicate how close the people, or person’s under out protection, are to death. For that reason, it is especially important to look beyond the aggregate numbers and define the threat accurately.
Radical Terrorism: Response of Liberal Democracy
A new churning and new revolution in enable the second phase of enlightenment needs to come about for a peaceful world, where humans do not need to fight against their sister and brothers.
Pandemics, Politics and the Populace: Assessing Motives of the State
A pandemic-state will always be mired by the rise of authoritarianism, surveillance, and xenophobia. However, such a state will not be suitable for a post-crisis era. We need to keep in check the power of Governments in a post-pandemic society.