Nepal
- The transformation of Nepal’s local development policymaking structures (LSE South Asia Centre)
- IMF executive board approves a US$214 million disbursement to Nepal to address the COVID-19 pandemic (IMF)
- The treason of K P Oli and the civil society leaders (The Kathmandu Post)
- The fault lines of civil society (My Republica)
- Trust the local government (My Republica)
- Nepal’s Muslims face stigma after COVID-19 tests (Nepali Times)
Economy
- Coronavirus is straining the concept of federalism (Observer Researcher Foundation)
- Boost wages to stimulate India’s growth (The Hindu)
- Coronavirus Pandemic and the role of private sector (Oxfam Asia)
- View: Nations may opt to trade with economies where political trust exists, thereby fragmenting supply chains (The Economic Times)
Society
- How do we build a society less susceptible to debt, disease, devastation? (The Indian Express)
- The Covid-19 crisis is exacerbating gender inequalities—but who cares? (Social Europe)
- Local response in health emergencies: key considerations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal urban settlements (Sage Journal)
Law
- The panchayati front: Tap potential of local self-government to fight COVID-19 (The Indian Express)
- Bangladesh’s unofficial emergency: Managing the COVID-19 crisis by notification (Verfassungs Blog)
Democracy
- Indonesia’s democracy is flawed, but do enough people care (Lowy Institute)
- Great power competition: Will pandemic give democracies advantage (National Endowment for Democracy)
Security
Other
- America V China (The Economist)
- Why China’s maneuvers in Nepal politics worry India (The Times of India)
