#Muizzu ’s #foreignpolicy seems to have three objectives: reduce dependence on #India , increase cooperation with #China , and diversify relations with others, highlights Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy shorturl.at/rtwFZ

After the Malayaha #Tamils were rendered ‘stateless’, #India felt the moral obligation to accept them. The Sirima-Shastri Pact of 1964 agreed to grant Ceylonese citizenship to 300,000 and repatriate 525,000 to India. N. Sathiya Moorthy or-f.org/25722

#SDG3 , with its focus on “Good Health and Well-being,” plays a pivotal role in shaping the trajectory of #youth well-being, underscoring its exceptional importance for the youth, particularly during adolescence. From SOUMYA BHOWMICK or-f.org/25760

A rising population of elderly poses severe challenges to old age support and care in #India as #health #policy has not placed ample emphasis on geriatric care, writes Malancha Chakrabarty or-f.org/25802

Mirroring global trends, the #Indian market for #AI in #healthcare is growing rapidly, but many pitfalls must be negotiated and opportunities tapped before AI can transform health outcomes, write Anirban Sarma & Shrushti Jaybhaye or-f.org/25764

#India 's total #healthcare expenditure has increased steadily in recent years, reflecting the growing emphasis on healthcare #infrastructure , services, and access, notes Shoba Suri or-f.org/25803

Building a #digital #health ecosystem— #AyushmanBharatDigitalMission —is more difficult than #Aadhaar because of the range of stakeholders involved in the process with differing levels of involvement, notes Anulekha Nandi or-f.org/25806

With #India ’s assumption as the voice of the #GlobalSouth , its progress in the maternal mortality ratio and maternal and child #health can serve as a blueprint for other developing countries, note Swati Prabhu & Sharon Sarah Thawaney or-f.org/25808

At the heart of #India 's #healthcare reform efforts lies #AyushmanBharat , a programme that embodies the government's ambition to #transform the healthcare landscape: Oommen C. Kurian tinyurl.com/yfvsxwx5

During #India ’s #G20 presidency, the importance of digital health in strengthening healthcare systems and the potential innovative technologies have for the achievement of #UniversalHealthCoverage was focused on: Basu Chandola or-f.org/25825

Under the #VaccineMaitri programme, #India leveraged its substantial pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities, to produce vaccines not just for domestic use but for global distribution, writes Pratnashree Basu or-f.org/25817

Making access to #healthcare a legal entitlement for the people paves the way for envisaging healthcare in #India as not only a #developmental imperative but also a crucial right for all its citizens, says Ambar Kumar Ghosh or-f.org/25854

It is becoming increasingly evident that human health and planetary health are deeply interlinked, and #India must integrate them while guaranteeing the right to #health for all its citizens, assets Vikrom Mathur or-f.org/25860

#Climatechange is intensifying existing #health vulnerabilities. Placing health at the heart of the climate justice movement is thus essential for meaningful progress, highlights Aparna Roy or-f.org/25869

The recent update released by the #EU on its Economic Security Strategy is aimed at positioning it as a #geopolitical as well as a #geoeconomic bloc, highlights Abhishek Khajuria or-f.org/25896

#India urgently needs an inter-governmental institution for the #health sector. The #pandemic experience should serve as a wake-up call, asserts Niranjan Sahoo or-f.org/25870

As #Pakistan ’s public faith in the #judiciary steadily erodes, will the judiciary retain its own hybridity under a hybrid regime or will it emerge as an institution in its own right? Question Bashir Ali Abbas & Bantirani Patro or-f.org/25872

Adopting #holistic approaches to address the interlinkages between health and other gender-sensitive #SDG targets is key to achieving #equitable and #sustainablehealth outcomes for all, write Debosmita Sarkar & Rhea Sharma shorturl.at/fxM79

On 10 March, in a first, #India signed a #FreeTradeAgreement with a Western grouping of four developed nations. The European Free Trade Association—comprises the four non- #EU countries of #Switzerland , #Norway , #Iceland & #Liechtenstein : Shairee Malhotra or-f.org/25967

#China ’s cognitive operations towards #Taiwan are not directed by a single office but rather coordinated by various government departments and #ChineseCommunistParty agencies, writes Bhairabi Kashyap Deka or-f.org/25969