Iran Battling COVID-19 While it is unlikely that the Iranian regime will be able to weather the COVID-19 crisis without the support of the international community, its efforts at seeking international support largely remain a work in progress. Meena Singh Roy , Prabhat Jawla April 16, 2020 Issue Brief
COVID-19 and GCC Countries As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the key priorities for the GCC countries are to contain the spread of the pandemic, maintain the flow of trade across their borders and preserve their economies from adverse impacts. Prasanta Kumar Pradhan April 16, 2020 IDSA Comments
COVID-19 Crisis and Pakistan-China Equation China is too important for Pakistan’s power elite, given that their stakes are tied firmly to the success of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects. Similarly, China would also need dependable and loyal allies like Pakistan willing to support and disseminate the emerging Chinese narrative on COVID-19. Priyanka Singh April 15, 2020 IDSA Comments
Turkey Struggles to Tackle COVID-19 The political divisions and economic challenges facing the country have complicated the government’s response to the pandemic, putting the population at risk and threatening to undermine the popularity of President Erdogan. Md. Muddassir Quamar April 14, 2020 IDSA Comments
COVID-19 and Social Unrest: Meeting the Challenges The large scale social and economic disruption caused by COVID-19 has brought to our attention the socio-economic plight of urban migrant workers and the need for a more effective information dissemination. Vivek Chadha April 13, 2020 Issue Brief
Coping with New Guidelines on Expenditure Management The present crisis is as much of a challenge as an opportunity to infuse financial realism in defence planning and bring about concomitant reforms in the quickest possible timeframe. Amit Cowshish April 13, 2020 IDSA Comments
Civil War Complicates Fight Against COVID-19 in Syria Syria’s fragile health care system on account of the continuing conflict hinders the country’s effort to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Lakshmi Priya April 13, 2020 IDSA Comments
Between Olympics and Pandemic: Abe’s Run-up to 2021 Whether Abe can turn the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity to demonstrate decisive leadership will define Japan’s future course, as the resilience of the economy and good governance is at stake. Titli Basu April 12, 2020 Issue Brief
Video Conferencing Apps: A New Playground for Cyber Criminals With a new found celebrity status among the video conferencing applications, Zoom now faces a massive privacy and security threat as the platform’s default settings are not secure enough. Kritika Roy April 11, 2020 IDSA Comments
Pakistan’s Fight Against COVID-19: Analysing Delivery Deficiencies It is feared that Imran Khan’s move to sideline the already alienated opposition and continuous bickering between the federal and provincial governments would undermine the national effort against COVID-19. Zainab Akhter April 10, 2020 Issue Brief