Health policy is classically associated with the allocation of resources for healthcare services and the affordability and effectiveness of interventions, and is thereby confined to national strategies. Over the last couple of decades, however, there has been growing awareness about the interlinkages of health policy with key aspects of international relations, including diplomacy, trade, and foreign policy. Similarly, health features as a prominent issue in national security agendas in countries of the Global North. This paper examines the evolution of global health and its intersections with foreign policy and security agendas. It highlights the current challenges of health diplomacy owing to the politicisation and securitisation of health threats and the crisis of multilateralism. The paper outlines a roadmap for India to bolster its contributions to global health.
Global Health Diplomacy: Navigating Politics and Security (Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Nimisha Chadha – Observer Research Foundation)
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