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Neighbourhood Year End Review 2020: Way Forward for 2021
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

South Asia presents a vivid tapestry of human diversity in all its glory. Across its eight countries, adherents of all the world’s religions live side-by-side, speaking hundreds of languages and dialects, sharing deep cultural similarities, and cel....

January 11, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Tourism , COVID-19 , Rohingya , PoliticalCrises , EconomicPressures , Labourpresseures , IndiaEngagements , ChinaInterference , InternalSecurity , SouthAsianRegion , TrilateralTalks
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 in Central Asia
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Article

Introduction
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is so profound that the world will never be the same again. Human communication, social norms and habits have transformed immensely due to this. More digitalisation and less physical intera....

December 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , GDP growth , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Tourism , COVID-19 , World Bank , IMF , lockdown , Remittances , Foreign Trade , Aid , Budget , ADB
Tibetan Buddhism: A Source and Strength of India’s Soft Power Diplomacy
Dr Tenzin Tsultrim Article

The relations between Tibet, India and China are best illustrated in the words of Claude Arpi, a noted historian and journalist who has written a series of important books on Tibet, India and China, including, The Fate of Tibet: When the Big Insec....

December 08, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Tibet , Article , China , Buddhism , Soft Power , Dalai Lama , BRI , Tourism , Nalanda , Bodh Gaya , Padmasambhava , Vikramshila University
Unlocking the Lockdown in Nepal
Prof Hari Bansh Jha Commentary

In Nepal, people suffered most during the nationwide lockdown that was imposed in the country almost six months ago on March 24. Nevertheless, COVID-19 cases keep on spreading in different parts of the country. There were only two COVID-19 cases in t....

September 28, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Commentary , Tourism , COVID-19 , Remittances , Diwali , Kathmandu Valley , UN Development Programme , Vijay Dasjami
Socio-Economic Implications in Myanmar during COVID-19 Pandemic
Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

Initially in March 2020, Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi stated that the country stands out as a global exception with zero cases of COVID-19. The government Spokesperson- Zaw Htay said that the lifestyle and diet of Myanmar citizens are benefici....

July 06, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , agriculture , trade , Arakan army , Tourism , COVID-19 , Migrants , Economic impact , Fiscal and Monetary Responses , Conflict Zones
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 27, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
IMF, WTO Urge Caution on Export Restrictions
The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization warned on April 24 that export restrictions on medical supplies and food "can be dangerously counterproduct....

April 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , South China Sea , Afghanistan , Yemen , Tourism , COVID-19 Daily Scan , IMF , WTO , lockdown , Export Restrictions , Job loses , Job Market , Green Deal , UV light , Robots , Military Spending , Diplomats , Zalmay Khalilzad , Sudan , Arab World , Kim Jong Un , National People’s Congress , Tory Party , Sanofi , Hydrochloroquine
The Virus Effect on India-China Trade
Naval Jagota , Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

Coronavirus (CoV) has caught China in its grip, China and the world are trying to grasp the effect of this virus on its population both medically as well as economically. The World Health Organisation (WHO) describes it as “a large family of viruse....

February 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , Tourism , India-China trade , Carona virus , Import-Export , Aviation
India-Central Asia Business Council: Reinvigorating India-Central Asia Economic Engagement
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Commentary

On 6 February 2020, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) along with apex industrial bodies of the five Central Asian countries launched the India-Central Asia Business Council. In his address, External Affairs Minister, ....

February 10, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Commentary , India , Kyrgyzstan , INSTC , Central Asia , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , trade , Chabahar , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Business Council , FICCI , Tourism
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