Care Beyond Cure
India's emergence as a healthcare destination for South Asia is often measured in numbers: foreign patients treated, hospitals accredited, surgeries performed and revenues earned.
India's emergence as a healthcare destination for South Asia is often measured in numbers: foreign patients treated, hospitals accredited, surgeries performed and revenues earned.
After the latest fatalities, the cumulative number of suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths in the South Asian country has reached 601 since March 15.
This comes after the Bangladeshi government had temporarily extended the closing tome to 10 p.m. during the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations.
Hundreds of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants gathered at the Hakimpur checkpost in West Bengal on May 27. West Bengal's new BJP government has made clear that there is no place for illegal immigrants in India.
Ever since Tarique Rahman came to power in February this year, security and public confidence continues to remain one of the biggest challenges for his government.
By grouping India’s northeastern states alongside sovereign nations, the outgoing Bangladeshi leader blurred the political boundaries amid already strained India-Bangladesh ties.
For Indian policymakers, the real challenge in resetting ties with Dhaka is not one of intent but of calibration, understanding what is politically feasible in Bangladesh's new landscape, and what is not.
The controversy places early pressure on Bangladesh’s political transition, with questions emerging over accountability in the outgoing administration as new leadership prepares to assume control.
As the detailed preparations for the much-awaited general election in Bangladesh fructified without any untoward ado last Thursday, and the results the next day showed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP, led by Tarique Rahman) had established a landslide victory, the people of North-East India now expect a stable, progressive and friendly regime in Dhaka.
Bangladesh’s latest election marks a dramatic return to competitive politics after years of political closure, but it does so through a mostly familiar cast of characters.
