Articles

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 15, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic

Putin seizes crude supply deal to oil relations with Trump

The Russian president and his US counterpart have held five conversations since March 30, more than in the whole of 2019, as they negotiated the largest ever....

April 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , World Economy , Coronavirus Outbreak , epidemic , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic , COVID-19 Daily Scan , IMF , Daily scan , GDP

A Guide on COVID-19 | A Compendium

Aayush Mohanty

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the toughest challenges humankind faces. Scores of people have been directly or indirectly affected by the pandemic. Major cities in India and abroad are under state-mandated lockdown while healthcare officials and wor....

March 30, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , China , Wuhan , Global Economy , Coronavirus Outbreak , Coronavirus , Compendium , Covid , Daily scan , Covid-19 Testing Kits , Social Distancing Guidelines , Coronavirus lockdown , COVID-19 pandemic , International Relations and Diplomacy

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 30, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical

Trouble with China-made Covid-19 Testing Kits: PCR vs. Antigen Testing

As of March 26, 102 Chinese firms have been granted access to the European market, according to Song Haibo, Chairman of the China Association of I....

March 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Wuhan , Global Economy , Coronavirus Outbreak , Coronavirus , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Covid-19 Testing Kits , Social Distancing Guidelines , Coronavirus lockdown

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 26, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic

Pompeo says CCP prevented cooperation with United States

In a press briefing on March 25, Pompeo mentioned that the US had tried to work with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) throughout by sending US scientists and ....

March 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Japan , Chinese Communist Party , Coronavirus Outbreak , World Bank , Oil price war , G7 , New York , Food and Drug Administration , COVID-19 Daily Scan

The Wuhan Coronavirus Epidemic - Lessons for Governance

PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction

Transparency or the sharing of accessible, timely, relevant, and accurate information in an open manner is a core component of good governance.¹ More broadly, transparency refers to “the quality of being open, co....

February 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Wuhan coronavirus epidemic , Coronavirus Outbreak