Impact of Covid-19 on South Asia
The pandemic, COVID-19, hit most parts of South Asia almost seven months ago. It has had a variable impact on the different countries in the region. The worst hit is…
Climate threat over South Asia
HOW badly are Saarc countries already affected by climate change, and what is the hope the damage could be contained before it becomes an unmitigated disaster? With these paramount questions,…
South Asian higher education and region’s socio-economic development
The immense power of knowledge to change societies’ fortune has motivated many countries to build “knowledge-based economies.” The South Asian (SA) policymakers now increasingly realise that building such economic systems…
Boosting exports for South Asia
The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the global economy and world trade. As South Asia emerges from the worst economic performance in decades, exports can be an important engine to help…
Creating a lasting legacy of collaboration across South Asia
IN February 2021, Covid-19 numbers started rising again in South Asia with official daily case counts rising beyond 400,000 in India, 6,000 in Pakistan and 7,500 in Bangladesh, straining health…
Russia’s South Asia challenge
The visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Islamabad in April was the first such top-level engagement in almost a decade. The visit underscored the importance of the bilateral…
South Asia’s worsening woes
IT has been widely noted that viruses do not distinguish between the rich and the poor. Granted, when exposed to it, a virus, being a natural being, is indifferent to…
South Asia: a new beginning
Will Biden’s inauguration as the 46th US president turn a new page for one-third of humanity condemned to perpetual penury of thought and means by its leadership? The peace dividend…
Biden and South Asia – Part II
In its pursuit of its anti-China policy, the Trump administration typically turned a blind eye to the unilateral annulment of Article 370, revoking Kashmir’s special autonomy and the Modi government’s…
Biden and South Asia – Part I
US President-elect Biden’s administration will be faced with a number of mounting challenges at home and abroad to restore the buoyancy and lost ego of the sole superpower at the…
