Global Governance, Sustainable Development and Smart Cities

The topic basically deals with the issues converging global governance, Sustainable Development and the emerging concept of smart cities in South Asia. It covers the structural, institutional, and normative challenges and issues of the current global order precisely South Asia. Likewise, the topic also touches upon the concept of sustainability extending extensively in the areas such as health, education, freedom, equality, climate change, clean energy and green economy providing a wealth of insights to its readers.

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COVID-19 and SAARC: Need of Women in Decision-Making

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 ...

COVID-19: Conundrum of Health and Privacy

Too much reliance on technology would present ethical challenges around privacy, accountability, bias and transparency. Therefore, it is important to understand that health and privacy are not choices but rather a basic right for everyone. ...

COVID-19 and Trump’s Halting of Funding to WHO

The US and China should start to lead the pack in making global stores of medicine and supplies for future crises. These two great powers should help fight the pandemic. The US has been a long-standing and generous supporter to WHO and the world hope it would continue to be so for the causes of humankind ...

COVID-19 and Public Health in India

India should take lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic situation of the US and Europe. It should upgrade the existing health system with adequate equipment, staff and infrastructure. The Government should immediately scale up its expenditure in healthcare from 3.5 percent to 5 percent of its GDP. ...

COVID-19: Menace for All, Not a Few

The countries should learn from each other to overcome this pandemic. They should also give more importance to public health and strengthen the international organisations like WHO with more resources. India can also play a huge role in fighting this global pandemic ...

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