Tuesday 21 September: COVID-19 Policy Digest

Tuesday 21 September: COVID-19 Policy Digest

 

Nepal

• Achievements of federal constitutions (The Kathmandu Post)
• The constitution has been vindicated (My Republica)
• Corruption as overlooked threat to national security (The Himalayan Times)

 

Economy        

• The COVID silver linings playbook (Project Syndicate)
• Investor sentiment still low. But green shoots in bank loans, GST collections, power usage (The Print)
• Cambodia’s free trade agreement with China (Policy Forum)
• Economic diplomacy in the era of great powers (Chatham House)

 

Law

• America’s breaking point? (The Interpreter)
• Reinstating corruption (Verfassung Blogs)
• Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving kleptocrats, undermining democracy (National Endowment for democracy)

 

Democracy

• PB Mehta writes: Betrayal of procedure in Parliament is not just about technicalities. Deference to process builds trust (The Indian Express)

 

Security

• The South China Sea map that wasn’t (The Interpreter)
• Reduce the threat of chemical weapons with new security standards (Stimson)