As policymakers across the world look to shift their power sources away from coal, they must keep in mind the gendered impacts of their energy transitions, Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt writes.

As Bhutan’s government kicked into gear to focus on fighting COVID-19, other important priorities, like poverty reduction and the worrying state of some of its most important investments, went overlooked, Lhawang Ugyel writes.

Despite facing difficulties in managing the economic impacts of the pandemic, if Sri Lanka can reduce poverty, enable women to secure paid work, and control its debt, it will have reason for optimism, Ganeshan Wignaraja writes.

The damage of the COVID-19 pandemic has combined with a mounting financial crisis to pose a serious threat to Sri Lanka’s development, Jeevethan Selvachandran writes.

Despite record rice production, healthy public stock, and even the government controversially importing rice, rice prices in Bangladesh remain at their highest point ever, Md Roushon Jamal writes.

After decades of development gains, the impacts of COVID-19 threaten the inclusiveness and sustainability of Bhutan’s future, Dendup Chophel and Phurba write.