NEW DELHI: The China origin virus has accelerated the use of digital technology from what would have taken years to weeks. Jaijit Bhattacharya, the director of the Centre for Digital Economy Policy Research and Samiran Gupta, the India Head of ICANN, discuss COVID-19 fast forwarding digital technology in this chat with StratNews Global Associate Editor […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India is planning a massive operation to bring home Indian nationals stranded overseas by the Chinese pandemic. The focus of the joint operation to be carried out by the Indian Navy, Air Force and Air India will be the Gulf countries, multiple sources in the government have said. Preparations for the operation are […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As the China virus ravages people’s lives and economies globally, and with more than 50 per cent of the people on this planet in lockdown, it has had a deep impact on digital economy. For starters, people have moved towards a more digital approach to work and life. A cultural change that would […]Read More
NEW DELHI: With a nationwide lockdown in place to contain the spread of COVID-19, how are authorities ensuring that restrictions ordered by the government are being followed? Ground deployment of personnel is one way but that may not be sufficient. It’s here that the use of technology comes in handy and drones are doubling up […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Here’s a damper for those who believe a quick economic recovery is on the cards once the Coronavirus is done and dealt with. Economists say any recovery could well hinge on when the vaccine is made available and, as of now, that may take 12-18 months if not longer. “It means the protectionist […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Global health reformer, Professor Ilona Kickbusch discusses the goal of accelerating the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus with an $8 billion fund and the ethics of lockdowns, tracing and tracking those infected, in this conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. With vast experience in the WHO, government and as […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The politics surrounding the effectiveness or otherwise of UN agencies like the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the current pandemic broadly reflects superpower rivalries, says Vijay Nambiar, an Indian Foreign Service officer who later served as aide to Ban Ki Moon, former UN secretary general. Nambiar was on StratNews Global’s Talking Point programme […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As Europe and America struggle to deal with the raging Chinese virus pandemic, success stories are emerging from smaller countries in Asia such as Vietnam and Sri Lanka that have managed to control the spread of the disease and have come up with measures to mitigate the likely after-effects too. While you can […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India has hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) warning it “not to communalise the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic”, after it issued a statement earlier this week expressing concern over rising Islamophobia in the country. Sources said on Thursday, “ It is deeply regrettable that the OIC continues to […]Read More
It all began in China. And as the South China Morning Post reported, the first novel Coronavirus case was detected in Hubei province on November 17, weeks before China announced that a new virus had emerged. Authorities attempted a cover-up that included a crackdown on doctors who tried to sound the alarm that a SARS-like […]Read More
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