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Political and Economic Controversies Surround Bangladesh’s IMF Loan
Rumors that Dhaka was seeking a $4.5 billion loan from International Monetary Fund (IMF) first surfaced in June 2022. The government of Bangladesh, under the control of the Awami League, initially dismissed the news. At the same time, the opposition claimed that the IMF would…
India’s G20 Presidency: Providing Substance to Summitry
As the world witnesses the three big Cs of concern – climate change, conflict, and COVID-19 –cooperation among major global powers has become an unavoidable imperative. This was the geopolitical climate in which India received the G20 presidency from Indonesia…
India’s Public Health and Foreign Policy
India witnessed a massive rise in COVID-19 cases due to the advent of the Delta-variant in April 2021, with the country recording 1,876,792 cases in a day at the height of the pandemic. The public healthcare infrastructure collapsed because of…
India’s Brain Gain Paradox
India has been experiencing an increasing outflow of its citizens. On December 1, 2021, Nityanand Rai, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, informed Parliament that 881,254 Indians had renounced their citizenship over the past seven years. This exodus comes…
Correcting the Course of Sri Lanka’s Economy
Entering 2022, Sri Lanka seems headed towards a full-blown sovereign debt crisis. Recently, major credit rating agencies downgraded the country’s credit ratings—including Fitch, Moody's, and S&P—indicating that default appears imminent to many observers. Sri Lanka’s debt troubles stem from the…
Nepal in 2021: Uncertainty Follows a Turbulent Year
In 2021, Nepal dealt with the economic and domestic uncertainties of the ongoing pandemic. Like the rest of the world, the Himalayan nation struggled to overcome the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The domestic politics of Nepal saw a huge…