Festivities in times of COVID -19
The COVID-19 situation has thrown the world out of their comfort zones. The lockdown is bringing out the best as well as the worst in human behaviour in myriad ways. Given that the next...
The Kootneeti OPINION
Individual immunity: the missing piece of COVID-19 public health policy
Defining a coherent public health policy in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic is, for states and the international community, an attempt to square a circle. Because there is no vaccination or treatment for COVID-19, public authorities...
Philippine Economy in the Asian Century
John West argues that the Philippines now has great potential to become one of the success stories of the Asian Century, especially if it draws some lessons from its neighbours. The Philippines appears to...
Book Review: Japan and the New Silk Road
John West reviews “Japan and the New Silk Road: diplomacy, development, and connectivity” by Nikolay Murashkin. The New Silk Road has become one of the hottest issues on the international agenda since China launched...
Policing at the frontlines of a Pandemic
Historian and author par excellence Yuval Noah Harari, speaking in an interview, underscored the need for ‘Global Solidarity’ in times of this unprecedented crisis that the world is facing today. Needless to say, the...
Impact of lockdown: Is Delhi breathing cleaner air?
Air Pollution has become a constant in the list of major concerns for all the countries of the world and India is no exception. For the last decade, the Indian Government is taking all...
Why is China “still” not a revisionist power?
The US National Security Strategy in late 2017, and subsequently, the US National Defense Strategy in early 2018 labelled Chinese behaviour as a “revisionist” state trying to challenge and replace the international order. Aaron...
The Formal Emergence of Taiwan?
China and Taiwan have been in a complicated relationship since 1949. As of today, the People’s Republic of China is recognized by the UN but Taiwan (Republic of China). In this article, I’d like...
Kerala And Wuhan: Leading The Battle Against COVID-19
Kerala has turned out to be the silver lining in the battle against the epidemic in India. The onset of COVID-19 has again brought the Kerala model back to centre stage. How Kerala has...
‘Sue China’ Craze Could Lead to Catastrophe for the US and World Markets
Many people in the West are ramping up the anti-China rhetoric by calling for lawsuits against Beijing. They argue that since the COVID-19 outbreak started to spread at alarming levels in Wuhan, central China’s...
