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Despite the Chinese government's repeated stress on disaster reduction and regards it as an important factor to realise the overall goal of sustainable development, more needs to be done on disaster management and prevention.
The COVID-19 pandemic, in India, illustrated the need to enhance the country’s capabilities in confronting biological threats, particularly through early detection and timely intervention. Although the pandemic has ended, the threat of new and re-emerging zoonotic viruses remains, the most recent cases being the Nipah virus (NiV) and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) outbreaks; there is also the risk of accidental or intentional biological threats
New Delhi must sharply raise its preparedness to deal with a Beijing that seems bent on aggression
The availability of big data during disasters, in the hands of technology companies can be analysed both real-time and historically to inform best practices in disaster mitigation and relief.
As the global quantum race accelerates, India’s strategy must prioritise calibrated, threat-proportionate preparedness over panic-driven acceleration
Recognising that strategic intentions may evolve faster than military capabilities, New Delhi should ensure that its defence preparedness keeps pace
On World Stroke Day, India faces a critical call to action: to build a CPR- and BLS-ready nation equipped for lifesaving preparedness in emergencies.
India’s Northeast frontier is emerging as a drone–satcom battlespace, demanding advanced anti-drone and jungle-warfare preparedness against externally enabled insurgent threats
