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The West Bank Jitters
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Last week in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s intent of formally annexing some parts of the disputed West Bank to their territory , King Abdullah II of Jordan warned the Israelis and the World especially the US that it will l

May 21, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, West Asia, Commentary, Israel, Palestine, West Bank, Deal of the century, MEPP
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 20, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Economic
Celebrities and ostentatious wealth lose their appeal in coronavirus crisis
The outsized egos and ostentatious displays of wealth that were once so captivating now feel weirdly pointless and even irrelevant. But will

May 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, CPEC, Tsai Ing-wen, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Inflation, Deflation, Facebook Shops, Reshoring, Qiao Liang, Microelectronics, Drug trials
After South Korea, Vietnam another example to emulate in fighting Covid-19
Prof Rajaram Panda

Introduction
Amongst Asian countries, three countries – South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam – have been successful vis-a-vis the European nations and rest of Asia in containing the spread of the novel Coronavirus or Covid-19. Like South K

May 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Coronavirus, Stakeholder, Contact tracing, Testing kits, Warlike preparation, Farmacia Orient, Low-cost model, Developing vaccine, Medical supplies, Vingroup, Ventilator
Regulating the Use of Autonomous Weapon Systems
Mayuri Mukherjee

Instead of worrying about technical definitions, focus on how humans can retain control over their machines
Terminators running amok; the wanton killing of human beings; the end of civilisation as we know it; these a

May 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, artificial intelligence, Lethal autonomous weapons, Emerging technologies, UN CCW, International humanitarian law
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 19, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Economic
Merkel, Breaking German ‘Taboo,’ Backs Shared E.U. Debt to Tackle Virus
Faced with economic calamity and the threat of the coronavirus further fracturing the European Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on

May 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Taiwan, tariffs, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Inflation, WHA, Merkel, Oil and Gas, Airline Travel, TRIPS, Dengue, BeiDou, Moderna
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 18, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Economic
Huawei ban sets up game of chicken between world's biggest economies
Trump's rhetoric on Beijing has turned increasingly aggressive in recent weeks as the coronavirus outbreak worsened in the U.S., but the Commerce De

May 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, 5G, West Bank, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Huawei, Antitrust, CNOOC, WHO Summit, Venezuela, Special Operations, Vaccines
COVID 19 and Emerging Geo-politics
Shreyas Shende

A meeting of the US Experts Group at VIF comprising Director, VIF, Dr Arvind Gupta, Ambassador Arun K Singh, former Ambassador of India to the United States Former Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Kanwal Sibal, Defence experts Lt Gen Ravi Sawhney, Lt Ge

May 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Article, Post COVID Emerging Geopolitics; US China De coupling; Challenge to US led Global Order; US China Relations; Economic Challenge to Global Order; Future Trajectory; India's Options; Policy; Choices for India; Skilling India; India's Security Challenges; In
Taiwan Deserves Support of Democratic Countries for its World Health Assembly Bid
Rup Narayan Das

Taiwan has attracted international media attention from time to time, particularly whenever there is news regarding supply of arms, like fighter air crafts by the U.S.A or there is sabre rattling in the Taiwan Straits by communist China. In recent pa

May 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, India, China, Taiwan, USA, WHO, COVID-19, WHA
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 15, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Strategic
From Japan to US, pandemic 'exit plans' take shape
Japan, its Asian neighbours, European countries and the U.S. are all looking to carve their own unique paths toward the same destination -- an exit from the coronavi

May 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Trade deal, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, WTO, logistics, Green Deal, Rohingya, TSMC, Mental Health
Tale of Panchatantra and The Wuhan Virus | A Poem
Amb Kanwal Sibal

Getting the right perspective when Such pandemic starts to unfold, Of Elephant and the blind men Is tale that needs to be retold. How leaders felt the pachyderm In parts but could not see the whole, And let this deadly Chinese germ I

May 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, India, Pakistan, British, Italy, Spain, Brazil, France, Elephant and blind men, Chinese germ, Sweden, Korea, U.S.
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