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Kashmir: Another one Bites the Dust—HM Commander Naikoo Eliminated
May 15, 2020 Anurag Sharma, Research Associate, VIF Article

The pandemic of COVID-19 may have halted or transformed the way of carrying out activities around the world, but nothing has changed in India’s counter-terrorism operations in the Kashmir Valley. These remain very robust and strongly driven by accu....

Keywords : Terrorism , National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , India; Riyaz Naikoo; Gazi Haider; Ghazi; Saifullah; Pakistan; Hizbul Mujahideen; LeT; Kashmir Terrorism; Zakir Musa; Burhan Wani; Awantipora; Shopian; Syed Salahuddin; ISI
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic China refuses to give up developing country status in WTO Despite the Trump administration's strong protests against China's unfair trading advantages in the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Chinese representative ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , shipping , COVID-19 Daily Scan , WTO , Huawei , Jay Powell , PPP Loans , Coal , Food Security WHO , GDP growth target , France , Antibodies , Borders
Notes from the Sub-continent – April 2020
May 14, 2020 Mayuri Mukherjee, Consultant, VIF Article

As coronavirus infections continue to rise around the globe, much of the media focus in the Indian sub-continent has remained focussed, as expected, on different aspects of the pandemic--how are governments managing this public health crisis, do they....

Keywords : Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Pakistan , Nepal , Sri Lanka , Bangladesh , Coronavirus , Tablighi Jamaat , Extraction , Easter attacks , Indian Muslims , USCIRF , KP Oli
COVID-19 Opens up Pressures and Opportunities for Quad
May 14, 2020 Aayush Mohanty, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Before the Indian Government initiated a nationwide lockdown from March 25, 2020, the Foreign Secretary of India participated in a telephonic discussion with representatives of some countries of the Indo-Pacific. Issues related to countering the COVI....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , COVID-19
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....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , 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, Associate Fellow, VIF | 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....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , 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....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , 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....

Keywords : Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , 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 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 ....

Keywords : National Security and Strategic Studies , 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 ....

Keywords : International Relations and Diplomacy , 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
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