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COVID-19
How Will COVID-19 Reshape Asia’s Energy Future?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at how the coronavirus could affect opportunities and challenges in the region’s energy sector in the coming years.
Why Is the State of Sikkim India’s COVID–19 Exception?
By StoriesAsia
Why did the small Himalayan state not get hit hard by the pandemic?
Trump’s Anti-China Rhetoric Aimed at Boosting US Leverage
By Associated Press
The Trump administration’s efforts to condemn China for covering up the spread of the pandemic have intensified.
Tajik President Replaces Health Minister
By Catherine Putz
Now that Tajikistan has admitted the presence of COVID-19 in the country, the bad news will likely only grow.
Remittances to South and Central Asia Poised to Dive Dramatically
By Catherine Putz
South and Central Asia will see some of the largest declines in remittances in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is Indonesia Facing a Looming Food Crisis?
By Marcus Tantau
Indonesia’s food security has become a focal point as the impact of COVID-19 reverberates across the archipelago.
The Quad and the Pandemic: A Lost Opportunity?
By Anil Jai Singh
If the Quad is not going to pursue hard military balancing against China, it needs to go all-in on humanitarian aid. The COVID-19 pandemic is the right time to start.
COVID-19: Trouble on the China-Russia Border
By Ankur Shah
China closed its border to prevent imported cases from Russia. Now Russians fear a surge in infections from stranded Chinese travellers.
In Looking Beyond Its Lockdown, India Can Look to Its Past Public Health Successes
By Mohamed Zeeshan
India needs a long-term exit strategy to break out of its lockdown.
Malaysia Begins to Ease COVID-19 Lockdown Despite Lingering Concerns
By Associated Press
Businesses are reopening for the first time since the lockdown began on March 18, but critics worry the move has come too soon.
In Random Test of 500 in Afghan Capital, One-Third Had Virus
By Associated Press
Afghanistan’s health care system, devastated by four decades of war, is woefully unprepared for a major outbreak.
Timor-Leste’s Coronavirus Response
By Fidelis Magalhães
Timor-Leste’s COVID-19 state of emergency is a twin effort to save people’s lives and their livelihoods.