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COVID-19 Pandemic and Reimagination of Multilateralism through Global Health Diplomacy

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  • Nippun Gupta

    (Department of South and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India)

  • Bawa Singh

    (Department of South and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India)

  • Jaspal Kaur

    (Department of Sociology, Khalsa College, Putligarh, Amritsar 143002, India)

  • Sandeep Singh

    (Department of South and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India)

  • Vijay Kumar Chattu

    (Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada
    Department of Public Health, Saveetha Medical College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, India
    Institute of International Relations, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)

Abstract

The ongoing pandemic COVID-19 has made it very clear that no one is safe until everyone is safe. But how can everyone be safe when the pandemic has broken every nerve of the economy and put an extra burden on the already crippled healthcare systems in low-income countries? Thus, the pandemic has changed the orientation of domestic as well as global politics, with many geopolitical shifts. The exponential growing infected cases and more than four million deaths has demanded a global response in terms of multilateralism. However, declining multilateralism and the need for its reforms was a much-delayed response. Given this context, this paper aimed to link the decline of multilateralism in the face of the pandemic by highlighting various instances of its failure and success; and highlighting the need for its revival. The article critically examines and evaluates the responses of multilateralism and global health diplomacy (GHD) during the pandemic. The ongoing black swan kind of event (an unexpected event) has obligated global leadership to think in terms of the revival of multilateralism through GHD. Historically, multilateralism through GHD has been shown to play an important role in managing and combating pandemics. The article further discusses various theoretical aspects such as sovereignty and hegemonic stability theory as reasons for the failing of multilateralism. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of foresight in reviving multilateralism in the pursuit of a more sustainable future.

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  • Nippun Gupta & Bawa Singh & Jaspal Kaur & Sandeep Singh & Vijay Kumar Chattu, 2021. "COVID-19 Pandemic and Reimagination of Multilateralism through Global Health Diplomacy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(20), pages 1-12, October.
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    1. Vijay Kumar Chattu & Georgina Chami, 2020. "Global Health Diplomacy Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Strategic Opportunity for Improving Health, Peace, and Well-Being in the CARICOM Region—A Systematic Review," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 9(5), pages 1-16, May.
    2. Fazal, Tanisha M., 2020. "Health Diplomacy in Pandemical Times," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 74(S1), pages 78-97, December.
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