View: India’s science diplomacy could take centre stage in 2021

Two time-honoured traditions this time of the year are an annual list of (ig)noble events of the past year, and predictions for the new. This article is a trifle late for the former, so we’ll take a stab at the latter.

To start with a safe prediction, India’s remarkable success at managing the pandemic’s impact on health and economy will continue, even as India gains recognition as the world’s pharmacy.

Both, Medical and digital competencies have highlighted the role of the private sector in science diplomacy and economic diplomacy- two pillars that the government will likely leverage in execution of foreign policy. Its perhaps no coincidence that the MEA launched the economic diplomacy website last month.