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Afghanistan is facing its most complex humanitarian crisis yet, resulting from the cascading impacts of four decades of conflicts and endemic poverty, and in more recent years, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and chronic foreign aid dependency. Today, 97 percent of all Afghans live below poverty line, and one in every three Afghans (or 14 million) face severe hunger. This report seeks to understand the complexities of Afghanistan’s human
The Covid-19 pandemic has upended several long-held paradigms.
The National Rural Livelihoods Mission was launched in June 2011 to create institutional platforms for the rural poor, enabling them to increase household incomes through livelihood support and access to financial services. This brief evaluates the achievements of the programme in its first 10 years. It finds that the Mission has met with some successes in improving the lives of rural women, who are the backbone of the programme, and consequently
Policymakers and practitioners are leading the emerging consensus on the need to fundamentally reassess assumptions
Two years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 14-24 million people have died worldwide due to the coronavirus or the chaos of lockdowns and other impacts. To a great extent, much of this current state of the world is due to human health being profoundly misunderstood and neglected in international relations and national politics. This brief discusses two principles that can help understand why this pandemic is not at an
India and Taiwan have historically maintained ‘unofficial’ ties. There have been notable shifts in recent years, as seen in the creation of representative offices in both that serve de facto as embassies. Today the two are aiming to foster more robust economic ties. The COVID-19 pandemic, China’s assertive behaviour, and the growing significance of Taiwan in regional geopolitics, have prompted India to pay greater attention to the island na
This brief analyses the correlation between gender-based inequities and malnutrition. It highlights the case of South Asia, and uses as a backdrop the compounded challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors review existing literature on the subject and cull patterns, with the aim of outlining recommendations for countries in the region for bridging interrelated gaps in gender parity and nutrition.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread global economic impacts, and countries are gearing up for recovery. The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be crucial. Given that the SDGs incorporate the four pillars of capital — human, social, natural and physical — these targets will be useful in the post-pandemic economic recovery process. This brief utilises econometric analysis to illustrate how the implementation of the SDGs is a stat
The United Nations (UN) has recently been plagued by several crises—the COVID-19 pandemic, the Taliban’s return in Afghanistan, and the Ukraine war—that have tested its ability to deliver on humanity’s projects of peace and security, sustainable development, human rights, and humanitarian response. Indeed, its actions and inactions in the Ukraine war have triggered an existential dilemma. India must use this moment of creative destruction
South Asia has had dismal indicators for the development of children, the pandemic has only exacerbated these problems while negating most progress ma
Like in some other regions of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated external debt accumulation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This could have massive, adverse impacts on growth as governments prioritise debt servicing commitments over key development expenditures such as healthcare and education. For the countries in SSA with relatively lower GDP, this could mean getting caught in a vicious cycle of low output and mounting debt. A pa
Past debates on waiving certain sections of the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) have centred on issues such as development and technology transfers. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought more urgency to such discussions, prompting India and South Africa to table a waiver proposal in October 2020. This brief discusses the evolution of the TRIPS Agreement and the link between the a
This crisis provides an opportunity for India to increase its engagement with a weakened central Asia
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is seeking to promote a political model with centralisation and one-party rule at the core to achieve economic growth and stability. This brief assesses the extent to which the CCP’s policymaking mechanisms and internal politics have influenced China’s strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 Conference of Parties 26 (COP26) propelled nations to ramp up their climate targets and the concomitant Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. However, the updated NDCs and the announced pledges for 2030 remain insufficient and poorly aligned with the targets of the Paris Agreement. The reduction in projected 2030 emissions is estimated to be 7.5 percent—far lower than the 30 percent requi
Given the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing monkeypox epidemic, concerns over global policy hesitancy need to be addressed.
In an effort to facilitate the digitisation of the country’s healthcare systems, India released a National Digital Health Blueprint in January 2020, which provides a detailed framework for a “Federated National Health Information System.” This brief makes a case for expanding the scope of the blueprint to include digital therapeutics, digital diagnostics, and telemedicine. It proposes a “National Digital Health Blueprint 2.0,” with dive
Countries in the Gulf region are facing a proverbial perfect storm: oil demand falling to its lowest levels in decades, disagreements within the group of oil-exporting nations on supply cuts, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The plummeting of oil prices is affecting these countries’ fiscal positions, business sentiments, and economic growth. India has stakes in all this; after all, the country has strong economic, commercial and diaspora ties with th
Sri Lanka, which in the 1970s was being hailed as a development success story for a low-income nation, is now mired in a financial and economic disaster, its worst yet since independence in 1948. Despite notable investments in infrastructure projects, and a largely stable growth rate from 2013 to 2019, the Sri Lankan story was marred by a series of untimely and mismanaged economic measures that led to the current meltdown. External factors have c
Although Von der Leyen has proved her mettle over the years, only time will tell if she would be able to maintain her legacy in other critical areas s
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its eighth month in late October and shows no sign of abatement. The war has had massive consequences on Ukraine, and women and girls are bearing the disproportionate burden. The conflict has further exacerbated gender inequities that were already compounded by eight years of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine and, beginning in early 2020, by the COVID-19 pandemic. This report seeks to fill the gaps in litera
As India's Presidency of the G20 ends and the baton passes to Brazil, we evaluate the successes of the past year culminating in the New Delhi Leaders'
The Mumbai Model has shown how decentralised, collaborative and data-driven governance can effectively overcome a crisis even in the densest and poorl
महिलांना भेडसावणाऱ्या समस्या दूर करण्यास आणि चांगल्या आहारास प्रोत्साहन न दिल्यास, कोविड-१९ सारख्या महामारीसह, जगाला उपासमारीचाही सामना करावा लागेल.
जगातील सर्वात प्रगत देश असल्याचा दावा करणाऱ्या आणि अनेकांच्या स्वप्नातील देश असणाऱ्या अमेरिकेतील आरोग्यव्यवस्थेचे पितळ कोरोनाच्या आकडेवारीने उघडे पाडले.
‘जीडीपीची २३.९ टक्क्यांपर्यंत घसरण’ या मथळ्याच्या पलीकडे, जाऊन आपण पाहिले तर त्याहीपेक्षा भयंकर, अस्वस्थ करणारे आकडे स्पष्टपणे दिसताहेत.
आफ्रिकन युनियन नवीन सुधारणांसह आपल्या कामात आणि बांधणीत बदल घडवून आणत आहे. ही वाटचाल अधिक कार्यक्षम आणि पारदर्शकतेकडे जाणारी आहे.
अमेरिका (America) और ब्रिटेन (Britain) जैसे पश्चिमी देशों ने कोविड19 (Co
हो सकता है कि महामारी की तीसरी लहर के दौरान लॉकडाउन की ज़र
दीर्घकाल में सियासी और आर्थिक उथलपुथल का सबब बन सकता है ट�
एकीकडे कोरोना रुग्णांची संख्या वाढते आहे. पण दुसरीकडे काहीच काळजी किंवा भीती नसल्याचे वातावरण पाहायला मिळते आहे. हा विरोधाभास धोका वाढविणारा आहे.
कोरोना महामारी के दौरान श्रीलंका, नॉर्वे और युगांडा में DH
श्रीमंत राष्ट्रांनी त्यांच्या देशातील औषधनिर्मात्या कंपन्यांचे महत्त्व कमी करून, त्यांनी विकसित केलेल्या लसी आपल्या ताब्यात घेण्याचा सपाटा लावला आहे.
विकसनशील देशांमध्ये लशींची उपलब्धता कमी असल्याने ‘लस पासपोर्ट’ सारखी कारवाई करणे अत्यंत भेदभावाचे ठरेल.
कोविड-19 महामारी के चलते लागू लॉकडाउन ने पूर्णकालिक श्रमब�
एकूणच संपूर्ण जग कोरोनाच्या महासंकटाला सामोरे जात असताना, जगात कोणत्याही वादाला अधिक हवा न देता तो मिटेल कसा, यावर भर दिला जाणे हीच काळाची गरज आहे.
गेल्या वर्षात सर्रासपणे पसरवलेल्या चुकीच्या माहितीमुळे सरकार आणि आरोग्य यंत्रणेबद्दल लोकांमध्ये अविश्वासाची भावना निर्माण झाली आहे.
कोरोनामुळे भारतामध्ये मध्यम उत्पन्न गटात ३२ दशलक्ष लोकांची घट झाली आहे. तर, महामारीच्या काळात 'गरीब' या गटात ७५ दशलक्ष लोकांची भर पडली आहे.
कोविड १९ लशीची माहिती देतानाच त्यासोबत संतुलित आणि चौरस आहाराचे नियमित सेवन करण्याबाबतचे फायदे लोकांच्या मनावर बिंबवणे गरजेचे आहे.
कोरोनानंतरच्या काळात रोजगार हा मोठा प्रश्न राहणार असून, त्यासाठी असलेली कौशल्ये वाढवित नेणे, प्रसंगी नवी कौशल्ये शिकणे अत्यंत आवश्यक ठरणार आहे.
कोविड १९ या आजाराने भारतात आणि इतर देशांसमोर आव्हाने निर्माण केलेली आहेत. या अनुभवांपासून धडा घेऊन आपला देश निश्चितच नवी रचना उभारू शकतो.
कोरोनाविरोधात लढण्यासाठी सर्व जग एकत्र येईल, अशा अटकळी बांधल्या जात होत्या. मात्र, प्रत्यक्षात असे न घडता, जो तो देश आपापला स्वार्थ पाहू लागला आहे.
भारतात कोरोना पसरून जवळपास सहा महिने झाले आहे. या कोरोनाने आपल्यालाल काय शिकवले, याचा आढावा घेण्याची ही अत्यंत योग्य वेळ आहे.
जनसामान्यांच्या धारणांना योग्य रीतीने बदलण्याची संधी या आपत्तीतून निर्माण झाली आहे. ही इष्टापत्ती समजून तिचा फायदा उठवला नाही तर आपण समाज म्हणून अप्रगल्भ ठरू.
कोरोना संसर्गावर नियंत्रण मिळवण्यासाठी देशातल्या नागरिकांनींही सामाजिक जबाबदारी तितक्याच प्रामाणिकपणे पार पाडायला हवी.
