Bhutan has received international recognition for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on the public health front. While it was a difficult time for the nation, and social and economic repercussions are still being felt today, the health impacts were limited, with only 21 deaths to date despite over 60,000 …
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Sexual Harassment
Recently a welcome change was seen when some women decided to take up archery. However, in a viral video on social media some male archers were sexually harassing and misbehaving with some women archers at the first opportunity. As with rape, sexual harassment is not about sex but it is …
Read More »To end sexual harassment on the job, end workplace bullying
Policymakers have enjoyed a free pass in discussions over what to do in response to the sexual harassment allegations taking down Hollywood producers, news media titans and actors. Because the worst of the transgressions already are illegal, lawmakers seem satisfied to call for culprits to be fired or to step …
Read More »The Dual System
One of the biggest complaints of ordinary people in Bhutan over the years has been that you cannot get your work done if you do not know someone in an office. This simple line says much more than a voluminous consultant’s report on the problems of governance and service delivery. …
Read More »The Hollywood Writers’ AI Fight Is Everyone’s Fight
BOSTON – Artificial intelligence is big business’s new flavor of the month. Companies are rushing to showcase how they will be using new generative AI models, and the media is full of stories about the technology’s transformative potential. There is no denying that it could significantly increase productivity. But who …
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A mature election
While the first democratic elections in 2008 signaled Bhutan’s turn into a democracy, it also came with a heavy price of political partisanship and divisions. New fault lines opened up in a small country and society that could ill afford it. However, since then, it must be said that every …
Read More »The Myth of Global Grain Shortages
NEW DELHI – In recent years, soaring food prices and the growing frequency and intensity of floods, droughts, and other extreme weather events have prompted warnings of a looming grain shortage, potentially spelling disaster for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations. Although climate change poses the greatest medium to …
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