My latest in
@fpjindia
Four weeks on, the conflict shows scant signs of tapering off. The Hormuz blockade has become partial/selective, with Iran allowing limited passage for some ships, including from India. The disruption continues to ripple through the global pharmaceutical supply chain and healthcare systems worldwide.
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#Thailand’s Public Health Ministry has rolled out a three-phase contingency plan to safeguard medicine supplies and healthcare services. Significantly,
#India figures in this crisis playbook.
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Indian hospitals are now pivoting toward collaborations and medical tourists from Southeast Asia and beyond to offset losses from Gulf countries.
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The crisis also offers a big opportunity to elevate the
#ASEANIndiapartnership. From security drills and digital commerce, India and ASEAN can emerge as natural resilience partners, strengthening supply chains and embedding regional health security more robustly than before.