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An Assessment of China’s 13th National People’s Congress – May 2020’
Jayadeva Ranade Article

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The United States and the COVID Challenge: it’s Impact on the 2020 Presidential Election
Dr Harinder Sekhon Article

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the United States. In June, the US crossed the two million mark in infected cases and has reported over 117 thousand deaths. Of these, New York alone has recorded over 382,000 cases, far higher than most nat....

June 16, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , Article , Donald Trump , US elections , Pandemic , New York , US economy , Immigration , Paycheck Protection Program , COVID Challenge , US Demographics , US Unemployment , Great Depression , CARES Act , America's troubles , H1B Visas , Epicentres of the disease , Rural America.
COVID-19 in Tajikistan: From Denial to Full-scale Crisis
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Article

Despite being surrounded by the countries with positive cases of coronavirus, the Tajik Government had consistently denied the existence of the virus until April 30 when 15 cases were reported. This announcement was made when the World Health Organiz....

June 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , India , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , poverty , Unemployment , Tajikistan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , World Bank , Pandemic , IMF , Remittances , Pneumonia , Medical Diplomacy , Vande Bharat
The World Environment Day: Bring Back Respect and Reverence for Nature to Save Mankind
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The UN General Assembly designated fifth June as the World Environment Day in 1972. In 1974 the first Environment Day was celebrated on the theme “Only one Earth”. That theme is as relevant today as it was then. Covid-19 has brought home the onen....

June 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Locusts , Nature , earth , Cyclones , sustainable development , need & Greed
Central Asia's Labour Migration amid Coronavirus
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Research Associate , VIF Article

1. Introduction
The term 'migrant' is often stereotyped as a person who is an undesirable burden and their economic contribution to national economies is seldom measured. The correlation between migration and remittances can be understood....

May 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Central Asia , Uzbekistan , poverty , Unemployment , Tajikistan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Remittances , Migration , Labour , EEU
South Korea a Model Case for Combating Covid-19: Lessons for India from the Korean Experience
Professor 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
Coronavirus: China’s New Diplomacy
Dr Teshu Singh, Research Fellow, VIF 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 Neighbourhood Studies , 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, Research Associate, VIF 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 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
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 14, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
IMF cancels debt payments for 6 months for 25 poor nations
The International Monetary Fund approved $500 million on April 13 to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world's most impoverished countries so t....

April 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Government , Coronavirus , Pandemic , COVID-19 Daily Scan , IMF , Covid 19 , Daily scan , lockdown , G20 finance ministers , Face masks
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