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2022 में बिम्सटेक: प्रासंगिकता की खोज
Jul 31, 2023

2022 में बिम्सटेक: प्रासंगिकता की खोज

विश्व की बदलती व्यवस्था बिम्सटेक को दक्षिण एशियाई क्षेत�

2024 उजाडलं तरी आरोग्यसेवेवर श्रीमंतांचंच वर्चस्व: जगभरातील ट्रेंडवर एक नजर!
Jan 10, 2024

2024 उजाडलं तरी आरोग्यसेवेवर श्रीमंतांचंच वर्चस्व: जगभरातील ट्रेंडवर एक नजर!

संपूर्ण इतिहास पाहिला तर आरोग्यसेवेवर बहुधा श्रीमंत लो�

2030 के लिए युवाओं के विकास और स्वास्थ्य का एजेंडा
Apr 28, 2021

2030 के लिए युवाओं के विकास और स्वास्थ्य का एजेंडा

समस्याओं से पार पाने के लिए सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य का एक मज�

21st Century mythologies: The rise (and fall?) of Big Tech
Oct 18, 2021

21st Century mythologies: The rise (and fall?) of Big Tech

As sovereign states work overtime to “tame” the tech giants, should platforms be punished for succeeding beyond anyone’s wildest imaginations?

50 days of lockdown: Measuring India’s success in arresting COVID-19
May 19, 2020

50 days of lockdown: Measuring India’s success in arresting COVID-19

As India completes 50 days of lockdown, this report presents the findings of a data-driven enquiry into the extent to which the lockdown has achieved its health objectives and arrested the spread of COVID-19. The success is measured on four parameters: flattening the curve, reducing the growth rate of new cases, containing the spread, and improving healthcare capacity. The findings show that while the lockdown has flattened the curve to an extent

A four-pronged approach to tackle air pollution
Sep 22, 2022

A four-pronged approach to tackle air pollution

A multi-stakeholder approach that includes actors such as the government, private sector, and community needs to be adopted to improve the air quality

A sneeze, a global cold and testing times for China
Feb 03, 2020

A sneeze, a global cold and testing times for China

For Beijing, the coronavirus outbreak is more than a health crisis; it is a credibility challenge, domestically and globally.

A Supply Chain Resilience Agenda for the Quad
Sep 24, 2021

A Supply Chain Resilience Agenda for the Quad

India could spearhead Quad’s Supply chain resilience Agenda by becoming the next economic pivot with the support of other members, by enhancing its

A ‘sustainable’ New Delhi Declaration: G20’s acceleration on the SDGs
Sep 14, 2023

A ‘sustainable’ New Delhi Declaration: G20’s acceleration on the SDGs

Through a combination of digital transformation, financing, sustainable agriculture, healthcare strengthening, and education, the G20 nations show str

Accelerating infrastructure development in the post-pandemic era
Jul 13, 2022

Accelerating infrastructure development in the post-pandemic era

The government needs to undertake more targeted policies to ensure that the inflow of investments is adequate to finance infrastructure development.

Adapting to Adversity: The need for psychological resilience in 2021
Dec 22, 2020

Adapting to Adversity: The need for psychological resilience in 2021

Unfortunately, policy advancements in mental health services have been left wanting due to the overwhelming public health burden of a raging pandemic.

Adding insult to injury: Archaic medical examination of rape victims
Nov 10, 2022

Adding insult to injury: Archaic medical examination of rape victims

The existing rape adjudication and legal system needs an overhaul to ensure that proper medical care is provided to rape victims

Addressing domestic violence: A forgotten agenda while locking India down
Apr 08, 2020

Addressing domestic violence: A forgotten agenda while locking India down

In the attempt to flatten the COVID19 curve, women’s equality and physical and mental health seems to have suffered a collateral damage.

Addressing the blood access and availability crisis
May 15, 2024

Addressing the blood access and availability crisis

The technological solution implemented by Chhattisgarh to improve blood availability and accessibility can serve as a template for other states to dea

Addressing the threat of Hepatitis through international cooperation
Jul 28, 2023

Addressing the threat of Hepatitis through international cooperation

Eliminating hepatitis calls for a comprehensive strategy at the global level, with compound and multisectoral coordination among society, healthcare p

Admiral Gorshkov to INS Vikramaditya
Nov 19, 2013

Admiral Gorshkov to INS Vikramaditya

While the state of defence cooperation between India and Russia could be described as "healthy and robust", there are some underwater reefs the two sides should carefully steer past.

Africa and COVID19: Impact, Response, and Challenges to Recovery
Sep 28, 2020

Africa and COVID19: Impact, Response, and Challenges to Recovery

The COVID-19 outbreak poses immense challenges to Africa’s resilience. The pandemic’s economic fallout, caused by disruptions in global and regional value chains and a slump in commodity prices, can derail the progress which the continent has recorded in recent years. Despite the bleak forecasts, however, African countries have managed to mount a concerted response to the pandemic. This paper examines the extent of the economic and health imp

African Countries respond to Omicron: Vaccination Drives, Vaccination Boosters and Vaccination Mandates
Jan 07, 2022

African Countries respond to Omicron: Vaccination Drives, Vaccination Boosters and Vaccination Mandates

As the Omicron wave in Africa recedes, hard lockdowns seem to be a thing of the past

African Human Capital investment: Crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
May 25, 2023

African Human Capital investment: Crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Multiple overlapping global crises—such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change-related natural disasters, and regional armed conflicts—have high

Africa’s ascent on the global stage — Can the continent become a cohesive foreign policy actor?
Dec 28, 2020

Africa’s ascent on the global stage — Can the continent become a cohesive foreign policy actor?

African leaders are no longer mincing their words. They are bluntly articulating and asserting their demands from bilateral partners and multilateral

Africa’s quest for securing COVID-19 vaccines
Mar 24, 2021

Africa’s quest for securing COVID-19 vaccines

The race to secure COVID-19 vaccines has laid bare the inherent inequalities in access to global healthcare, which adversely affects developing popula

AIIMS पर हुए साइबर हमले ने ‘भारत’ की महत्वपूर्ण कमज़ोरियों को उजागर किया है!
Dec 28, 2022

AIIMS पर हुए साइबर हमले ने ‘भारत’ की महत्वपूर्ण कमज़ोरियों को उजागर किया है!

डिजिटलीकरण की कोशिशों के चलते भारत आज साइबर हमलों का निश�

Air Pollution in Delhi: Filling the Policy Gaps
Dec 18, 2020

Air Pollution in Delhi: Filling the Policy Gaps

Delhi, a Union Territory that is home to India’s capital, New Delhi, is among the world’s urban agglomerations with the most toxic air. The magnitude of air pollution is massive. It causes devastating impacts on people’s health, the city’s environment, and economic well-being. Despite overwhelming evidence of the severity of air pollution and its consequences, however, India’s policy measures remain weak. This paper identifies the most

America’s deadliest year, in numbers
Dec 29, 2020

America’s deadliest year, in numbers

This year, more than any other in recent memory, we experienced a public health emergency in the shape of charts and data which told the stories of th

An Intellectual History of Modern Leftist Politics in the US
Aug 14, 2023

An Intellectual History of Modern Leftist Politics in the US

Left-wing activism amongst young people in the United States is on the rise, in no small part aided by the internet and social media. The generation which demographic researchers refer to as ‘Gen-Z’—or those born between the mid- to late 1990s to the early 2010s—is becoming more politically engaged. This brief offers an intellectual history of modern-day leftist politics in the US, and argues that it is primarily driven by the pur

Are our medical device policies aligned for maximal public good?
Jun 22, 2018

Are our medical device policies aligned for maximal public good?

The phase of mandatory approvals and vastly expanded scope under the rulebook heralds a new era for the regulation of medical devices.

Ayushman Bharat: Policy, perception and the yet unknown reality
Jun 29, 2019

Ayushman Bharat: Policy, perception and the yet unknown reality

This policy maybe an answer to the challenge of the trade-off between primary care and curative care.

Balancing IP and Competition Concerns in India’s Audio-Visual Content Sector
Aug 16, 2023

Balancing IP and Competition Concerns in India’s Audio-Visual Content Sector

India has become the largest and fastest-growing producer of audio-visual (AV) content in the world, with the highest number of hours of content every day. This brief discusses issues of intellectual property (IP) and competition in the AV content sector. Under India’s Copyright Act 1957, the owner of AV content is accorded exclusive copyright over their work, which includes the right to monetise. Effective copyright protection incentiv

Bangladesh still struggling to establish fully functional democracy
Nov 12, 2014

Bangladesh still struggling to establish fully functional democracy

Bangladesh's journey of democracy did not have a healthy start and it is still struggling with establishing a fully functioning democracy as is seen by the presence of confrontational politics and the dysfunctional parliament, according to former Bangladesh Major General Muniruzzaman.

Bangladesh too on the Chinese radar
Jul 29, 2020

Bangladesh too on the Chinese radar

Bangladesh, like many countries, is struggling with the challenge of the Chinese-origin Covid-19 as well as corruption charges against health officials.

Bangladesh: Reviewing the year 2020
Jan 05, 2021

Bangladesh: Reviewing the year 2020

Bangladesh will continue to enjoy political stability, its economy is expected to grow upwardly. However, securing the health of the population will b

Battlestation Delhi: Responding to the COVID-19 peak
Jun 29, 2020

Battlestation Delhi: Responding to the COVID-19 peak

The Central government, Delhi government and MCD have come together to ramp-up the healthcare delivery capacity for COVID-19 infection control.

Being optimistic about India
Apr 29, 2022

Being optimistic about India

The Ukrainian crisis has negatively impacted the Indian economy, but the rising global demand and domestic fiscal management could help cushion the bl

Between a rock and a hard place
Dec 15, 2014

Between a rock and a hard place

Financial health of Indian banks deserves scrutiny. The RBI should strike a careful balance in its policy objectives. Tighter lending norms are unlikely to be a panacea. It must resist the temptation to resort to such short-term fixes.

Bhutan: Role of tourism in post-pandemic economic revival
Dec 16, 2020

Bhutan: Role of tourism in post-pandemic economic revival

Compared to other tourist destinations in the world, Bhutan is likely to be safer and more flexible.

Bihar: The abandoned state in deep crisis
Jun 24, 2019

Bihar: The abandoned state in deep crisis

The killer outbreak of encephalitis has exposed the widened fault lines in India’s most backward state.

BIMSTEC in 2022: A search for relevance
Mar 29, 2022

BIMSTEC in 2022: A search for relevance

The changing dynamics of the world order could provide BIMSTEC the opportunity to expand beyond the South Asian region

Biohacking and regulations: The evolving landscape of human enhancement
Sep 18, 2023

Biohacking and regulations: The evolving landscape of human enhancement

Although biohacking offers opportunities for improved health, it raises significant ethical and safety concerns that need to be addressed via state re

Biological Weapons and Biosecurity - Lessons from the COVID19 war
May 10, 2020

Biological Weapons and Biosecurity - Lessons from the COVID19 war

In the second of a two-part series on how the Covid-19 pandemic has thrown open doubts on biosecurity, Ambassador Lakshmi Puri writes on how internati

Blue foods for improved nutrition
Apr 30, 2024

Blue foods for improved nutrition

Blue food carries significant potential for bolstering global food security and sustainability by leveraging the abundance of marine resources.

Botched-up operations again
Dec 09, 2014

Botched-up operations again

In healthcare, one of the main rudimentary elements is health education which is lacking in India. Hygiene and cleanliness are very important as is emphasised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and if basic habits like washing hands before eating are inculcated in the people, a lot of diseases could be prevented.