From the peace process in Afghanistan and textile workers in Bangladesh to tourism in Nepal – reports from South Asia
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Nepal’s foreign and security policy is traditionally characterized by a balancing act between India, China and the United States. The geopolitical...
The bloody clashes in the high Himalayas between Indian and Chinese soldiers in mid-June add yet another dimension to the unfolding geopolitical churn...
Countries have resorted to various policy tools to create the fiscal space needed to underwrite the expenditure of stimulus packages, conceding that...
While COVID-19 is disrupting economies, it is also pushing frontiers to fast-track and adopt innovations. The pandemic has underlined the urgent need...
Award-winning Indian cartoonist Sharad Sharma puts the spotlight on the economic and social plight of artists in this comic drawn for FES Asia. The...
As an economically developing country heavily dependent on export-oriented sectors and remittances, Bangladesh needs to pursue a multi-pronged...
India, the world’s second most populous country, is under an unprecedented eight-week lock down. While the lockdown is necessary to contain the...
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, public health and religious piety have to be carefully balanced. Lockdown and social distancing policies are...
In this crisis, we see that many suffer significant losses of income and employment as a result of social distancing measures. India's Self Employed...
Female doctors and nurses carry a double burden during the COVID-19 crisis. Unions in Nepal are demanding urgent action to safeguard workers’...
Amid the world’s largest lockdown, migrant workers face an impossible choice: Risk contracting the virus or go hungry. Indian journalist Sanjay Kapoor...
Bangladesh’s textile sector is highly dependent on demand from Europe and the United States. The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will hit...
The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated the urgency for peace in Afghanistan to unprecedented levels. For the fledgling peace process, it is either an...
In Nepal, the last tourists are leaving. Their guides stay behind. How are workers in the tourism sector coping with the COVID-19 crisis?
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Isabelle Mischke
Regional Communications Coordinator
isabelle.mischke(at)fes.asia
Lea Gölnitz
Program Manager, FES Office for Regional Cooperation in Asia
lea.goelnitz(at)fes.asia
Mirco Günther
Director, FES Office for Regional Cooperation in Asia
mirco.guenther(at)fes.asia
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