Covid-19 Pandemic and the Securitisation of Human Security Threats for Sustainable Development

Abstract

With the worldwide spread of the Covid 19 pandemic, human security regains as a  central theme of discussion topic in the national and international systems. Human security must be prioritised as an influential agenda for policymakers dealing with these pandemics. In this context, the paper tries to analyse how securitisation of human security will enable us to deal with threats to human security more effectively, thereby making sustainable development feasible. In this context, the article tries to evaluate the accomplishment of Kerala state in the health sector as a model for sustainable health security in facing further   pandemics. During the period of Covid 19, the framework and strategy adopted by the state of Kerala in India were remarkable and have even been compared with the approach adopted by the Western countries in tackling the pandemic. Securitisation is a process by which an issue is prioritised as an essential issue that must be dealt with urgently as a primary security threat. Globally nation-states will have to act as a securitising actor and thereby set their agenda for the securitisation process. Human security needs to prioritised as a referent object that needs to be dealt with as a top priority by the state. By examining the human security centric approach, the states could bring a strong sustainable development agenda.