Tuesday 25 August: COVID-19 Policy Digest
Nepal
- Federal transgressions and the pandemic (The Kathmandu Post)
- How govt officials are looting the Covid coffers (The Record)
- Suture the wound, heal Nepal (My Republica)
- Thinking through the Nepal policy (The Hindu)
- The eternal dream of self-government (The Kathmandu Post)
- Reimagining social work (My Republica)
Economy
- Financial repression revisited (Project Syndicate)
- Debunking the myth of ‘Debt-trap Diplomacy’: How recipient countries shape China’s Belt and Road Initiative (Chatham House)
Society
- Belarus: Can people power topple Europe’s last dictator? (National Endowment for Democracy)
- Three years on: what’s next for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh? (The Daily Star)
- Inside Expression: August 2020 – How do you protest against injustice during a pandemic? (Article 19)
State and Governance
- Pandemic has driven home need for collaborations in public policy between experts and administrators (The Indian Express)
- Using big data analytics for transboundary water management (Wilson Centre)
Democracy
- Why Navalny matters (The Interpreter)
Security
- India-Bangladesh border talks have lessons for Nepal (Nepali Times)
- While seeking equilibrium with China, diplomatic adjustments through give-and-take must be explored (The Indian Express)
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