The Covid-19 Crisis in South Asia

This edited book provides a range of perspectives on the handling of particular aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic across the principal states of South Asia.

Šumit Ganguly is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science and holds the Tagore Chair in Indian Cultures and Civilizations at Indiana University, Bloomington. Dinsha Mistree is a Research Fellow in the Program on Strengthening US-India Relations Program at the Hoover Institution and a Research Fellow at Stanford Law School.

Introduction Part 1: Domestic Responses and Political Consequences 2. Comparing Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic 3.India and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Status Dimension 4. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Deepening Marginalization in Sri Lanka 5. Pakistan's Flailing Foreign Policy During COVID-19 6. COVID in Nepal and the Existential Predicaments of Poverty and Governance Part 2: International Engagement 7. Bangladesh in the Midst of Vaccine Diplomacy 8. Fallout from the Pandemic: The Experience of Indian Diasporas in the Gulf States 9. India and the Institutional Politics of Global Governance Post-COVID-19 10. Wasted Opportunity: COVID-19 and Regional Cooperation in South Asia