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In the present churning of the world on account of an unprecedented crisis, we may expect a strengthening of India's claim to be a strong pole in an emerging global order.
As of Wednesday, there are over 19,000 coronavirus cases in SAARC countries and as many as 565 deaths. India constitutes 60 per cent of infections here and 70 per cent of all deaths, followed by Pakistan (30 per cent of all cases, 16 per cent of all deaths).
The UN 'Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 2020: Towards sustainable economies' said that COVID-19 is having far-reaching economic and social consequences for the region.
US retaliation is not something India wants to deal with at this stage.
The video conference was a brilliant Indian initiative at a time when countries around the world should forget their differences and unite in a joint fight against the biggest health threat faced by the world in the last hundred years.
Even as nations fenced their borders and imposed stringent measures, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the best way to deal with the pandemic was by coming together, and not growing apart.
Several Keralite students have been stranded in countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia after travel bans were imposed in these countries in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Modi proposed setting up a COVID-19 emergency fund with India committing $10 million initially for it, and asserted that the best way to deal with the pandemic was by coming together, and not growing apart.
Digital learning management systems and collaboration tools such as Blackboard, Microsoft Teams and Zoom, among others are helping in remote learning.
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a regional intergovernmental organization that comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.