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South Korea a Model Case for Combating Covid-19: Lessons for India from the Korean Experience
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
When the coronavirus or Covid-19 broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan, South Korea experienced one of the world’s largest initial outbreaks outside China. Though Covid-19 has spread to as many as 205 countries across the ....

May 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , democracy , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Humasis Ltd. , Public will , Social trust , MERS , KCDC , GPS , Personal data , Mantra , Korean model , Drive-through testing
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 8, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
US-China trade negotiators vow to save phase one deal on first call during pandemic
Top trade negotiators from the United States and China spoke by phone on May 08 and vowed to continue to support the phase one trade....

May 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US-China trade , WHO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Sharing Economy , Coronavirus recovery
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 7, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
Dollar strength exposes cracks in Asian emerging-market debt
The resilient U.S. dollar and the resulting weakness in emerging-market currencies amid the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the risk of default on Asian ....

May 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , European Union , WHO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Resilient dollar , Debt Markets , Swiss National Bank , Currency Swaps , US- China tensions , Phase 1 trade deal , European Banking Authority , Short-time Work , LNG demand , Tomhawks , Khalilzad
TAKING OFF CHINA’S XI-RT | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

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
Covid-19 - Africa the Next Battle Ground
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Covid 19 virus has pervaded the globe and, in the bargain, has hit the developed countries the most. While the struggle against it is on the war footing with experimenting leadership all around, another populous and important continent is faced with ....

April 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Africa , Commentary , India , Africa , WHO , COVID-19 , World Bank , IMF , Chinese narrative , G-20
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 23, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic
US DOD Starts Tiered COVID-19 Testing Process to Ensure Safety
Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten and Deputy Defence Secretary David L. Norquist described the four-tiered system and all other aspects of DOD's support to ci....

April 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Donald Trump , Japan , Unemployment , WHO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Remittances , Oil & Gas , Super tankers
WHAT YOU EAT IS WHAT YOU ARE! | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

What you ingest can tell one how You tend to think, how you behave We may therefore examine now The things that Chinese stomachs crave And what this tells about their conduct In politics, investment, trade Offering you a vital produ....

April 21, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , China , Commentary , China , CCP , Coronavirus , Wuhan virus , WHO , COVID-19 , Wuhan curse , Lunar Year , China-made , Chinese Virus , Poem , Made in China , silk roads
COVID-19 aftermath: An agenda for QUAD
Amruta Karambelkar Article

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the entire world. Once the world has overcome the pandemic, a lot of rethinking is likely to occur in global politics. Countries had always emphasised cooperation in their foreign policies. The present crisis has....

April 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , US , China , economy , QUAD , Australia , trade , Japan , Security , Wuhan , International order , BRI , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic , International cooperation
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 17, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic
Wuhan adds 1,290 fatalities to coronavirus death toll
The Chinese city of Wuhan, ground zero for the coronavirus pandemic, has added more than a thousand deaths to its official count of lives lost to Covid-19. Afte....

April 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , ASEAN , WHO , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Covid 19 , Daily scan , Coronavirus lockdown , Coronavirus Podcast , US economic breakdown , Foreign Investment , COVID-19 vaccine
GUNNING WITH PUNNING | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

The coroning ignominy Will come when we discover The roots of the conspiracy And the “WHO-HAN” link uncover Ideas whether batty or not Immersed in Made-in-China soup At all that thrown into the pot The world must look at with a ....

April 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , CCP , Coronavirus , Wuhan virus , WHO , COVID-19 , Wuhan curse , Lunar Year , China-made , Chinese Virus , Poem , Made in China
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