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SouthAsiaSource

Apr 14, 2020

Surveying opinions from rural India on the COVID-19 lockdown

By South Asia Center

India is now several week into the government-mandated lockdown intended to control the spread of COVID-19. Led by Non-Resident Senior Fellow Dr Edmond Fernandes, the CHD Group and the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center surveyed Indian citizens in rural Karnataka to capture the impact of the outbreak and lockdown on their access to public health services […]

Coronavirus Hindi

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Apr 9, 2020

The unique challenges posed by COVID-19 in Iran and Afghanistan

By South Asia Center

The following interview was conducted on April 7th, 2020. On the 7th of April 2020, the South Asia Center and the Future of Iran Initiative hosted a virtual panel on Iran and Afghanistan’s public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, moderated by Nonresident Senior Fellow Fatemeh Aman. The panel consisted of Dr. Fatima Rezaei, Iran Country […]

Afghanistan Coronavirus

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Mar 24, 2020

India’s public health response to COVID-19 with Dr. Edmond Fernandes, MD

By South Asia Center

The following interview was conducted on March 23, 2020. Let’s just start with the basic facts. To the best of your knowledge as of this evening, March 24, 2020, what is the situation in India right now. What are the total number of infections, what has been the main origin, is there community spread occurring […]

Coronavirus India

Content

In the News

May 26, 2021

Vyas joins 104.7 WONK-FM to discuss the ‘Together for India’ campaign

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus India

In the News

May 24, 2021

Fernandes in Times of India: Public health strategy for India to combat 2nd wave and mitigate the 3rd wave

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Crisis Management

Event Recap

May 17, 2021

Event recap: “Post-pandemic South Asia: How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect Bangladesh’s politics, economy, and healthcare”

By Kaveri Sarkar

An event recap/analysis on the wide-ranging conversation hosted by the South Asia Center on the future of Bangladesh’s economic, political, and healthcare landscapes in the context of the evolving COVID-19 landscape.

Bangladesh Civil Society

In the News

May 10, 2021

Riaz in The Daily Star: India’s Covid 19 catastrophe: The cost of complacency

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Coronavirus

In the News

May 10, 2021

Fernandes quoted in the NEWS Minute on India’s lockdown of the state of Karnataka

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus India

In the News

May 7, 2021

Nooruddin quoted in Star Tribune on India’s COVID-19 crisis

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Crisis Management

SouthAsiaSource

Apr 29, 2021

The Biden administration must incorporate India’s provincial elections in West Bengal and Assam into its South Asia foreign policy

By Rudabeh Shahid and Kaveri Sarkar

Away from India's awful COVID-19 scenes playing out are elections Washington should not ignore. The ongoing state elections in India’s east, specifically the states of West Bengal and Assam, are characterized by dynamics central to today’s India and their results will have long-lasting implications for national politics. The fanning of toxic identity politics, compromising of democratic institutions, the worrisome rise of COVID-19 cases, and the effect on foreign relations are aspects of these elections that deserve Washington’s serious attention.

Bangladesh Coronavirus

In the News

Apr 28, 2021

Chaudhary joins the American Pakistan Foundation to discuss Dr. Ali Khan’s book “The Next Pandemic: On the Front Lines Against Humankind’s Gravest Dangers”

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus Education

In the News

Apr 28, 2021

Varshney joins Watson Institute to discuss COVID-19 crisis in India

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus India

In the News

Apr 28, 2021

Fernandes quoted in The New Indian Express on potential of private medical colleges to help COVID-19 patients in India

By Atlantic Council

Coronavirus India