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Strong Cooperation between Nepal and India Needed to Win War against Coronavirus

The Global Impact

Never before in the history of mankind, the entire globe was affected as much by any event as coronavirus pandemic, called COVID-19. Not even World War I or World War II had made so much of impact as this pandemic has do....

April 22, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Nepal , Article , India , economy , Cooperation , COVID-19 , global impact , Nepal experience

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

Industry 4.0 Joins Fight to Contain COVID-19

Dr Vijay Sakhuja Article

“I have a 3D Printer and I am ready to join the fight against COVID-19” is the buzz among the technology developers. There is euphoria to use 3D printers to manufacture a variety of medical products and equipment such as face masks and shield, Pe....

April 21, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Indian Navy , Industry 4.0 , COVID-19 , Additive Manufacturing , 3D printing , Ventilators , Facemasks

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 21, 2020

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

Strategic

US riles its rivals with missile moves and calls for Beijing to join New START

The U.S. Navy's video uploaded on March 19 had little drama to draw the world's attention away from the coronavirus pandemic. What looked....

April 21, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Outbreak , US Navy , Coronavirus deaths , Investigate China , Virus infection

The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Situation & Media Response

Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The COVID-19 aka Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, in late December has now spread to 212 countries, areas and territories in the world.¹ In India, the first case reported on 30 January 2020, in Thrissur district of Kerala. The ....

April 20, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Media Studies , Article , Fake news , Social Media , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Government Efforts , Media’s Role , Infodemic , Pandemic and Media

GCC and the Indian Diaspora in the context of Covid-19

Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

West Asia is India’s strategic extended neighbourhood. No wonder India’s policy with respect to the region especially the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain) has acquired a new depth a....

April 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , GCC , Cooperation , COVID-19 , diaspora , Kafala system

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 20, 2020

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

Medical

Antibody Test, Seen as Key to Reopening Country, Does Not Yet Deliver

As President Trump presses to reopen the country and several states are considering lifting lockdowns in the next few weeks, widespread screening is....

April 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Global Times , renewable energy , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Antibody Test , Job creating , Virus resolution

Coronavirus: China’s New Diplomacy

Dr Teshu Singh Article

As on 15April 2020, the total number of coronavirus cases are 1,986,936, with 125,953 deaths worldwide. The origin of the virus remains unknown. It is widely believed that virus jumped species and is traced to the “wet market” in Wuhan. It is bel....

April 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , US , China , South China Sea , Xi Jinping , Europe , HDFC , Wuhan , India-China relations , BRI , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , PPE , CDC , Debt Trap , 20th Party Congress , API , Neighbourhood

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

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