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Global health in flux: What a potential US exit from the WHO means for the world
Jan 20, 2025

Global health in flux: What a potential US exit from the WHO means for the world

The US intends to realign the role of global health in its foreign policy, and the Global South needs to formulate steps to address this altered lands

Towards a healthy balance: Diplomacy and disease in the Indo-Pacific
Apr 05, 2024

Towards a healthy balance: Diplomacy and disease in the Indo-Pacific

As nations in the Indo-Pacific region grapple with shared health challenges, health diplomacy can serve as a pivotal force in advancing public health

The Infodemic: An underlying challenge in the pandemic response
Apr 12, 2022

The Infodemic: An underlying challenge in the pandemic response

In the fight against the coronavirus, the equally challenging issue of misinformation needs to addressed as part of the COVID-19 response.

COVID-19 pandemic response: Comparing the Indian and Chinese approaches
Sep 20, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic response: Comparing the Indian and Chinese approaches

Analysing the success of China’s authoritarian model and its democratic counterpart in India

Tech in Pandemic Response, But Many Left Behind: Lessons from Africa
Feb 02, 2023

Tech in Pandemic Response, But Many Left Behind: Lessons from Africa

As industries slowed to a near halt in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the digital economy received a boost—especially from consumers forced to rely on virtual means to meet their needs. Businesses turned to the virtual workspace, adopting new productivity tools to retain their workforce. This brief studies the case of Africa, where tech played a role in pandemic response, and e-commerce players reported increases in orders and custo

The COVID-19 Challenge to Indian Federalism
Jun 29, 2021

The COVID-19 Challenge to Indian Federalism

In different parts of the world, the federal system of government is facing some of its biggest trials yet, from the COVID-19 pandemic. Federalism—which believes in shared sovereignty and territoriality between multiple constituent units of governance—was anticipated to fail against a massive pandemic that needed swift, and presumably centralised, response. This paper examines federal India’s own experience in the past 18 months. The aim is