Post-Pandemic World Order Issues and Challenges

Introduction

PART I - STATE OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, DIPLOMACY AND DEMOCRACY

1.  Science Diplomacy in the Post-COVID Times: The Interface between Science, Policy and Diplomacy

M.J. Vinod

2. India and China's Vaccine Diplomacy: A Soft Power Perspective

S.Y. Surendra Kumar

3. Neo-Sanjeevani and Democracy in the Neighbourhood Near and Far

Anup Shekhar Chakraborty

4. COVID-19 and Borders: Understanding the Diverse Narratives of Schengen Nations

Amrita Purkayastha

5. Democratic Deficit in South Asia: Study of Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan during the Pandemic

Sreeradha Datta

6. G-20 Delhi Declaration and India's Moment in the Post-Pandemic World

Pratip Chattopadhyay

PART II - STATE OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES

7. Traversing Invisibility of the Unseen Faces of Urban Bangkok: Exploring The Post-Pandemic Impact of National Screening Mechanism (NSM) on Urban Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Farheen Masfiqua Malek

8. Post-Pandemic Policy Approaches for Socio-Economic Recovery: Safeguarding Migrants and Refugees in Malaysia

Simraatraj Kaur

9. Post-Coup and Post-Pandemic Quagmire of Myanmarese Refugees in India

Priyanca Mathur

10. The Migrant Population: A Chronicle of COVID-19's Impact and the Role of Civil Society

Vanita Banjan

11. Social Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrant and Non-Migrant Women of Bengaluru, India: A Comparative Analysis of Mobility and Vulnerability

Tania Sengupta

PART III - STATE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS

12. ‘Seema Rekha’: An Exploration of Boundaries for South Asian Women

Sangita Biswas, Mullai Sampath and Akanksha Velath

13. Challenges and Advances in the Psychological Therapy Post-COVID-19: An Indian Perspective

Deepti Swamy

14. Ancient Indian and Native indigenous contribution across the history of epidemics and pandemics: Lessons learnt, Notes for Future

Vibhasri R Gujral

15. Measuring Depression with Relation to Self-Esteem in Adolescents during Post-COVID-19 Pandemic: With Pre and Post Life Skills Training

Jonaki Ghosh Thomas and Sri Mahalakshmi Nagasundaram

PART IV - STATE OF EDUCATION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND MARGINALISED

16. Deconstructing Education Post-Pandemic: A time for Academic Reflection

Vinitha P. Guptan

17. Human Rights and Pandemic Height: Responding for Recuperation

Gopal Krishna Siwakoti

18. The Impact of COVID-19 on Garment Workers in India: Recovery with Women Empowering Alternative Models, Fair Trade

Sneha Kadyan Firdous Ahmad Malik

19. Pandemic and Beyond: Reflection on Geriatric Crisis and Intervention

Sudeshna Mukherjee

20. Role of Social Economy in Kerala, India: Special Reference to Co-operative Movement

Devi Parvathy and Mary R

21. Post-Pandemic Dynamics of Climate Change: Towards a Green Recovery.

Rubina Pradhan

Biography

Priyanca Mathur is Professor and Head at CERSSE, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bangalore, India. Her research intersects politics, public policy, gender and forced migration studies. Recent publications include ‘Forced Migration Trends in Asia Pacific’ (2022) and ‘State of Research in Internal Displacement in Asia’ (2020).

Rubina Pradhan is Assistant Professor at CERSSE, JAIN (Deemed-to-be University), Bangalore, India, specialising in international organisations, conflict resolution, human rights and environmental policy. Her recent work (2025) explores green budgeting for environmental sustainability in India. She holds a Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.