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Ongoing coverage of COVID–19 in Asia is brought to you by Diplomat Risk Intelligence, The Diplomat’s consulting and analysis division.
May 23, 2020
COVID-19 Lockdown: India Needs Laws to Protect Domestic Workers
By Akanksha Khullar
The nationwide lockdown has aggravated the plight of domestic workers in India, and highlighted their lack of adequate rights.
May 22, 2020
Agile Governance Crushing COVID-19: Taiwan and South Korea
By Mark Manantan
As leadership in global health governance remains in limbo, South Korea and Taiwan stand out with their nimbleness.
May 22, 2020
The New US-China Battlefield Over the COVID-19 Narrative: Poland
By Paulina Uznanska and Marian Fila
Largely via Twitter, the U.S. and Chinese ambassadors to Poland have engaged in a fierce debate over COVID-19.
May 22, 2020
K-Quarantine: The Condemnation or Resurgence of LGBTQ Rights in South Korea
By Britt Robinson
The latest case cluster in South Korea introduces a new, complicating, dynamic to its previously successful response model: homophobia.
May 22, 2020
The Disproportionate Effect of COVID-19 on Migrant Workers in ASEAN
By Camille Bismonte
Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam approached the intertwined issues of COVID-19 and migrant workers quite differently.
May 22, 2020
Managing the Coronavirus: What the World Can Learn From Asia-Pacific Responses
By Eik Swee
What are the dilemmas governments must navigate in responding to the pandemic?
May 22, 2020
Can the International Solar Alliance Truly Be India’s ‘Gift to the World’?
By Zerin Osho
Solar-powered vaccine logistics may present an important opportunity for the ISA amid the global pandemic.
May 21, 2020
In Indonesia, Will COVID-19 Trigger Another Asian Financial Crisis?
By James Guild
History may not repeat, but it does rhyme.
May 21, 2020
In Malaysia, a Razor Thin Majority Rules During an Unprecedented Crisis
By Harris Zainul and Ryan Chua
Muhyiddin’s consolidation of power comes simultaneously with the smallest majority in Malaysia’s democratic history.
May 21, 2020
COVID-19: A Reckoning for Russia’s Asian Energy Aims
By Nicholas Trickett
As COVID-19 fundamentally disrupts the energy market, Russia’s economic reliance on China deepens without much prospect for future growth.
May 20, 2020
Is China Deploying COVID-19 Diplomacy to Speed BRI Projects in Myanmar?
By Shah Suraj Bharat
At present, fears that China is using the pandemic to exert excessive pressure and push through BRI projects in Myanmar are exaggerated.
May 20, 2020
Walking the Tightrope: Privacy Risks in India’s Contact Tracing App
By Mohit Saini and Aakash Mehrotra
Created to fight the spread of COVID-19, India’s contact tracing app raises all kinds of privacy concerns.