We have little influence over what governments will do to combat Covid. What we have is the power to think and act in ways that will make the suffering bearable.
The 123-year-old Epidemic Diseases Act isn’t good enough for a pandemic in the Information Age. India must revisit the National Health Bill that wasn’t passed.
The WHO’s sluggish, almost reluctant response to the coronavirus crisis raises serious questions about its accountability towards the global community.
China's secrecy, ambitions, and disregard for life or environment are a problem. But so are the weapons-producing labs in US, Russia, France, Japan, North Korea and others.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
Why is this COVID “thing” being treated as a HEALTH ISSUE and references made to WHO….
This is a case of MASS MURDER USING BIOLOGICAL WARFARE BY CHINA… DENYING AND SUPPRESSING ITS DEPLOYMENT … nothing more… nothing else.
Countries and THE PEOPLE OF THE “FREE WORLD”… excluding China … must demand full Justice…. Criminal and Civil… for these well planned and thought out… dastardly Acts and Actions by China….
If 1.5 Million Dead Bodies and 60+ Million COVID + is not enough Death and Suffering…. then ALL COURTS AND GOVTS ARE DEAF… DUMB …. BLIND….
This is NOT A HEALTH ISSUE… BUT MASS MURDER AND SUFFERING USING BIOLOGICAL WARFARE… WITHOUT ANY PROVOCATION….
Money is not everything life is more important and the death of people over the world should we must treat China as the plague as there thinking is of power .The world should come together and make what we need to isolate China as if we are able to do this we will give work to them that need it.Would this not see our world grow and give prosperity to our world
Where there is will there is way. Even though it takes lot of efforts to book China for its culpability under International law if all the well meaning countries come together it will not be impossible to nab China, either legally or economically. As we known, one of US citizens has already taken steps to sue China in that country’s Federal Court. That shows the sentiments of the world citizens. Hence the governments of all countries world over are duty bound to act on the sentiments of their citizens.
Such international institutions will have no impact on the CCP. Past events have clearly proven that. The CCP will make use of agencies such as the UNSC and ignore others such as the ICJ. But money talks and talks loud. To force the CCP to be cognizant of the world’s heath concerns the wealthy West must take steps to restructure the global supply chain, currently running through China. This virus is a wake up call; that entities like the CCP cannot be allowed to hoard information on issues that are critical to the health and well being of people the world over. Only actions that will curtail the flow of money into China will change the behavior of the CCP.
This is called “fake” news and totally fake theory.
Instead of meddling with UNO laws, the author should have tried tone explain why in the world, did he (or some others) think that a totally unknown virus should or could have been declared as pandemic within few hours of the discovery of patient ZERO.?
Infact, the case against other western countries can be way stronger , who ,even after knowing all about it, did nothing for almost two months – just wanted their economies to keep going.. why don’t we talk about that part?
An interesting theoretical speculation on whether reparations can be exacted from China for waging a biological war on the world:
In my opinion, this dissertation lack an appreciation of Real Politik on which enforcement depends.
So, no legal remedy is feasible.
US-NATO is equally guilty of genocides, but willful genocides and crimes against humanity, post the formation of the United Nations in the Middle East and elsewhere such as Vietnam.
China is a Nuclear Armed Great Power, ascending to be the sole Super Power on this planet and a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council.
What could be possible is for Nations, in concert, outside of such bodies as UN, to place a trade embargo on China which will not be lifted until China makes suitable reparations to these Nations for the consequences of COVID 19.
But it may become impossible to do so as COVID 19 may leave Nations far too debilitated to oppose China. And most Nations, such as India, seem to be in thrall of China and dependent on China for various reasons apart from territorial integrity and peace.
China has calculated well and has implemented its bio war strategy after its Bio Weapon escaped its Wuhan lab.
There should not be blame China . There WHO also precisely involved. We should see involvement from both the side . Due to both of them whole world are suffering. How this type negligence happened?
What you intend to say has a double meaning, are you sure, you don’t want to blame China?
I don’t know why THE PRINT gives space to people like this author. This was an unknown virus which wasn’t known to China either though it attacked that country first. Locusts are a well known entity, who would you blame if a locust attack happens on your crop? Your neighbor farmer?
All reports on taking China to ICJ or similar organizations reminds me of the story – Who will bell the cat? The bell is there- the laws and the institutions- but in the current global situation China is the cat. It is the biggest trading partner of most countries and their biggest investment partner. It is by far the major supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).
Why is this COVID “thing” being treated as a HEALTH ISSUE and references made to WHO….
This is a case of MASS MURDER USING BIOLOGICAL WARFARE BY CHINA… DENYING AND SUPPRESSING ITS DEPLOYMENT … nothing more… nothing else.
Countries and THE PEOPLE OF THE “FREE WORLD”… excluding China … must demand full Justice…. Criminal and Civil… for these well planned and thought out… dastardly Acts and Actions by China….
If 1.5 Million Dead Bodies and 60+ Million COVID + is not enough Death and Suffering…. then ALL COURTS AND GOVTS ARE DEAF… DUMB …. BLIND….
This is NOT A HEALTH ISSUE… BUT MASS MURDER AND SUFFERING USING BIOLOGICAL WARFARE… WITHOUT ANY PROVOCATION….
Hello Team Print, i want you put further light on Article 75 of WHO Constitution.
Something makes me believe the Print’s comment section has been invaded by Chinese net trolls masquerading as Indian citizens.
Money is not everything life is more important and the death of people over the world should we must treat China as the plague as there thinking is of power .The world should come together and make what we need to isolate China as if we are able to do this we will give work to them that need it.Would this not see our world grow and give prosperity to our world
Where there is will there is way. Even though it takes lot of efforts to book China for its culpability under International law if all the well meaning countries come together it will not be impossible to nab China, either legally or economically. As we known, one of US citizens has already taken steps to sue China in that country’s Federal Court. That shows the sentiments of the world citizens. Hence the governments of all countries world over are duty bound to act on the sentiments of their citizens.
Such international institutions will have no impact on the CCP. Past events have clearly proven that. The CCP will make use of agencies such as the UNSC and ignore others such as the ICJ. But money talks and talks loud. To force the CCP to be cognizant of the world’s heath concerns the wealthy West must take steps to restructure the global supply chain, currently running through China. This virus is a wake up call; that entities like the CCP cannot be allowed to hoard information on issues that are critical to the health and well being of people the world over. Only actions that will curtail the flow of money into China will change the behavior of the CCP.
This is called “fake” news and totally fake theory.
Instead of meddling with UNO laws, the author should have tried tone explain why in the world, did he (or some others) think that a totally unknown virus should or could have been declared as pandemic within few hours of the discovery of patient ZERO.?
Infact, the case against other western countries can be way stronger , who ,even after knowing all about it, did nothing for almost two months – just wanted their economies to keep going.. why don’t we talk about that part?
An interesting theoretical speculation on whether reparations can be exacted from China for waging a biological war on the world:
In my opinion, this dissertation lack an appreciation of Real Politik on which enforcement depends.
So, no legal remedy is feasible.
US-NATO is equally guilty of genocides, but willful genocides and crimes against humanity, post the formation of the United Nations in the Middle East and elsewhere such as Vietnam.
China is a Nuclear Armed Great Power, ascending to be the sole Super Power on this planet and a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council.
What could be possible is for Nations, in concert, outside of such bodies as UN, to place a trade embargo on China which will not be lifted until China makes suitable reparations to these Nations for the consequences of COVID 19.
But it may become impossible to do so as COVID 19 may leave Nations far too debilitated to oppose China. And most Nations, such as India, seem to be in thrall of China and dependent on China for various reasons apart from territorial integrity and peace.
China has calculated well and has implemented its bio war strategy after its Bio Weapon escaped its Wuhan lab.
There should not be blame China . There WHO also precisely involved. We should see involvement from both the side . Due to both of them whole world are suffering. How this type negligence happened?
What you intend to say has a double meaning, are you sure, you don’t want to blame China?
I don’t know why THE PRINT gives space to people like this author. This was an unknown virus which wasn’t known to China either though it attacked that country first. Locusts are a well known entity, who would you blame if a locust attack happens on your crop? Your neighbor farmer?
China informed WHO in December 2019.
That’s why we have D-19 in Covid19.
Why the WHO and/or the Sovereign States did not bother to take action ??
Let us wait and see who will bell the cat ??
China is a country it is not a Cat, Dear Jain International court is not your servant. It has other important things to do.
All reports on taking China to ICJ or similar organizations reminds me of the story – Who will bell the cat? The bell is there- the laws and the institutions- but in the current global situation China is the cat. It is the biggest trading partner of most countries and their biggest investment partner. It is by far the major supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).