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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic Japan, US affirm need for WTO reform Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer affirmed the need for reforms to the World Trade Organization in a phone call on May 12, the Fore....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Taiwan , Unemployment , COVID-19 Daily Scan , IMF , WTO Reform , Toyota , Consumer Prices , Energy Storage , Currency Crisis , Wuhan Probe , JL-3
Universal Counter Covid-19 Strategy Framework (UCCSF): From a Coronavirus Infected World to a Coronavirus Immune World
May 13, 2020 Soumya Awasthi | M Indrabalan Article

Abstract In the World, the SARS Cov-2 Covid-19 pandemic has grown exponential with 3.99 million confirmed cases and 278,814 deaths as on May 10, 2020. Countries have implemented varying levels of containment and social distancing measures....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Article , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , post corona world , Universal Counter Covid Strategy Framework (UCCSF) , Self-Preservation Mode , Covid Containment Mode , Economic Revival Mode , Herd Immunity Mode , Normalisation Mode , Darwinian Mode. Covid-19 Prediction , Covid-19 Strategy , Covid -19 Containment , National Lock Down , Future of Covid -19
Self Reliance: Modi’s Revival Plan for India
May 13, 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

In his address to the nation on 12 May 2020, Prime Minister Modi announced a ₹ 20,00,000 crore plan and a bold reform plan aimed at rebuilding and reviving India in the 21st century. Modi’s visionary speech was notable for laying down a framew....

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Commentary , PM Modi , Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan , Special Economic Package , Land and Labour Reforms , Self-Reliance. Human centric , Good infrastructure , Vocal for local
Leveraging COVID-19 for a Better Tomorrow
May 12, 2020 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

As we are about to enter lockdown 4.0 it is an opportune moment to evaluate how India has handled the Covid-19 challenge so far, to assess the evolving situation both in terms of the progression of the disease and its ramifications, and to contemplat....

Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies

Tags : Article , economy , COVID-19 , Challenges , lockdown , Tablighi Jamaat , FRBM , density of population , stimulus and relief package , Swachh Bharat , Swachh Bhartiya
Tablighi Jamaat in India: Evolution and Impact
May 12, 2020 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Brief Profile of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) The outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic in India coincided with headlines news in the Indian media on TJ. On 2 April 20 Lav Agarwal Joint Secretary Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated ‘COVID-19 ....

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Article , Covid 19 , Tablighi Jamaat , Markaz , Indian secularism , independence movement
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 12, 2020
May 12, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic Investment between U.S. and China Falls as Tensions, Coronavirus Take Toll Investment between the U.S. and China is off to a weak start in 2020 and could worsen, according to a report published on May 11 that tallies ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Russia , national security , Belt and Road Initiative , VAT , Wuhan , COVID-19 , Social distancing , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Supply chains , US-China investment , Phase One deal , Small Business aid , Carbon Economy
Central Asia's Labour Migration amid Coronavirus
May 12, 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

1. Introduction The term 'migrant' is often stereotyped as a person who is an undesirable burden and their economic contribution to national economies is seldom measured. The correlation between migration and remittances can be understood....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia

Tags : Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Central Asia , Uzbekistan , poverty , Unemployment , Tajikistan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Remittances , Migration , Labour , EEU
The Idea of Non -Alignment @ 65
May 11, 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The idea of Non- Alignment (NAM) in the international discourse is often being scoffed as anachronistic and archaic especially in the 21st century political hyphenism where brute power plays out at will. Multilateralism and its notional institutions ....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Commentary , India , International Solar Alliance , PM Modi , COVID-19 , Multilateralism , Bandug conference , NAM , NAM Contact group
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical Physicians report numbers of patients who are able to tolerate very low blood-oxygen levels Doctors have dubbed these patients “happy hypoxemics,” a reference to the paradox of abnormally low levels of oxygen foun....

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : artificial intelligence , Africa , NATO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Ventilators , Semiconductor Chips , Cyber attacks , Mount Everest , Negative interest rates
COVID-19 Paves the Way for a Cashless Economy in China
May 11, 2020 Aayush Mohanty Article

Governments worldwide are at the time engaged in containing COVID-19 and have either initiated unprecedented lockdowns or following strict social distancing protocols for public safety and prevent community transmission. The World Health Organisation....

International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , US , China , Economic Studies

Tags : Article , China , Banking , Digital Currency , Libra , cryptocurrency , blockchain , U.S dollar
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