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Exchanges on Wuhan Virus: A Poem
Amb Kanwal Sibal

US CLAIMS
To start we have to put the blame On the country that is the source Of virus, and hence the right name Must be in documents of course. I have greatest respect for Xi, We get along superbly well, Bu

May 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Wuhan virus, US Claims, China Disclaims, Europe Declaims, Australia Aims
Vietnam: Integral to ASEAN and Reliable for Indo-Pacific
Dr Faisal Ahmed

Introduction
Vietnam will chair the 36th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in June this year. The summit which was initially scheduled in April has been shifted to June due to the Covid-19 outbreak. For Vietna

May 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, South China Sea, Vietnam, Code of Conduct, ASEAN Centrality, ASEAN 2020, Hanoi Plan of Action, Post Covid 19
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 1, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Medical
Flagship US medical academy backs EU efforts for global virus response
Victor Dzau, National Academy of Medicine president, appealed to Ursula von der Leyen, his European Commission counterpart, to boost global develop

May 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Trump, Wuhan virus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, US medical academy, Global virus response, Interior Ministry, MSMEs, G20 Fundraiser, Covid-19 Drugs
कोविड-19 पर हिंद-प्रशांत बैठक
Amruta Karambelkar

हिंद-प्रशांत के कुछ देशों के बीच 20 मार्च को कोविड-19 महामारी पर टेलीकॉन्फ्रेंस आयोजित की गई। बैठक

May 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Hindi, Article, कोविड-19, हिंद-प्रशांत बैठक, कोविड-19 महामारी, हिंद-प्रशांत, अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंध, दक्षिण कोरिया, कोविड-19 संकट
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 30, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Strategic
Is a Chinese BSL-4 Lab accidentally responsible for the pandemic?
There are two virus research-related facilities in Wuhan- Wuhan Institute of Virology and the other is the Wuhan Centre for Disease Prevention and Co

April 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Pakistan, Russia, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, Wuhan Institute of Virology, BSL-4 Lab, Locusts, Oman, Green Recovery, Medical Waste, US GDP, Federal Reserve, Tax Havens, Amazon, Air Traffic, IATA, Shenzhen, Christian Drosten, Remedesvir, Air Pollution
Known and Unknown Facts about North Korea: Is Kim Jong-un still alive?
Prof Rajaram Panda

Introduction
One of the most isolated countries in contemporary world, North Korea is never short of news and hogs the limelight in international media outlets. Whether it is its withdrawal from the 1968 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty

April 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, China, Nuclear Weapons, Missiles, Kim Jong-un, succession, military, NPT, Coronavirus, Kim yo-jong, scenarios, regime instability, President Donald Trump, power transition, instability, regime collapse, dynasty, collective leadership, Baektu Bloodline
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 29, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Medical
Coronavirus: How do biosafety laboratories work?
The biosafety laboratories are divided into four biosafety levels (BSL) or pathogen/protection levels. At the lowest level of biosafety, precautions may consist in reg

April 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Australia, EU, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, Export Restrictions, Biosafety Laboratories, Serum Institute, Paycheck Protection Program, Big Tech, S&P 500, Digital Advertising, Global Tea Market, Starbucks, Oscars, Electricity Consumption, Xiaokang Shehui, Tokyo2020, Port Authorities Roundtable, China Military Budget, Economic Coercion, Idlib
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 28, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Medical
Doctors debate when best to place virus patients on ventilators
During the early stages of the outbreak, doctors in many countries placed patients on to ventilators based on low levels of blood oxygen. “At the begin

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Brexit, college education, renewable energy, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, CDC, Ventilators, Coronavirus Symptoms, Coronavirus Testing, Sharing Economy, Digital Currency, Central Bank, Indonesia, Food Security, US- China Economic and Security Review Commission, Khalifa Haftar, Netherlands, Lebanon, Brazil
Diaspora in Doldrums
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Covid 19 virus has brought the world to a standstill and imposed an overly defensive mode. Countries are cut off with one another with increasing restrictions on movement. Only stranded citizens or some special categories have been allowed to be repa

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Trump, Indian Diaspora, COVID-19, Immigration, Evacuation
TAKING OFF CHINA’S XI-RT | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The situation seems to be: To responsibility Xi-rk, The Chinese will Xi-lly shally, As long as delay will work To get them out of a Xi-t hole, So they make a lot of Xi-ndig, Knowing their armour has a WHO-le, They think that by some

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, China, Xi, Xi Jinping, Wuhan virus, WHO, COVID-19, Coronavirus crisis
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