Analysis
Kovid-19 and the future of the World Health Organization
The fact that WHO, the global health authority, is inadequate in the fight against Kovid-19 and the increasing criticism towards this situation may lead countries to…
Analysis
Police Must Be Free Of Political Pressure To Break Criminal Nexus
“Organised crime can’t flourish unless the agency that’s meant to suppress it is in collusion with them” OPS Malik The recent developments in Uttar Pradesh have…
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International aid is vital for Afghanistan’s COVID-19 recovery
Afghanistan has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty thousand cases and 600 deaths have been officially recorded but the numbers are likely far higher.…
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Repositioning the region in the Asian Century
In 2018, the little red dot in Southeast Asia -- Singapore -- caught the world's attention as a result of the success of the movie Crazy…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 16 July 2020
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Pakistan’s Great Digital Divide
A new reliance on virtual life in the COVID-19 era has laid bare the lack of internet access for much of the country. Shah Meer Baloch…
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 16 July 2020
Situation update
Situation Update on COVID-19, 15 July, 2020
Analysis
The Politics of a COVID-19 Vaccine
Even if one or more vaccines emerge that promise to make people less susceptible to COVID-19, the public-health problem will not be eliminated. But policymakers can…
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China is becoming increasingly assertive – security law in Hong Kong is just the latest example
Niki JP Alsford and Ed Griffith China’s enforcement of a new security law in Hong Kong marks the de facto end of the “one country, two…
Analysis
A Hindu rashtra without ice
ROHIT Kumar has razed the small house he recently built a short stretch from the banks of the Kosi River in Bihar. He is saving the…
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Democracy is the antidote to the culture wars
We can defeat the woke Leviathan with strength in numbers. Jack Harris Someone close to me recently bought a copy of Reni Eddo-Lodge’s book Why I’m…