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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 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
Rethinking National Security in an Age of Pandemics
PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction
National security has traditionally been defined and understood in military terms. This notion of national security focuses on threats such as external armed aggression, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), terrorism, insurgenc....

April 10, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Pakistan , China , national security , Internal Security , National Security Strategy , Terrorism , insurgency , Jammu and Kashmir , Security , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , North-East , Left Wing Extremism
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 9, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical
Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients
As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machine....

April 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Wuhan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , lockdown , Infections , Wildlife trade , Local healthcare
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 8, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
Land ports in China beef up drive against imported infections
Chinese land ports around the country are enhancing prevention and control measures on imported coronavirus cases amid a flood of land arrivals after most ....

April 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Wuhan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , lockdown , Infections , Wildlife trade , Local healthcare
Notes from the Sub-continent: Responses to COVID-19
Mayuri Mukherjee Article

In this latest compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we look at the coverage of the coronavirus (CoVid-19) outbreak over these past two months. It’s interesting to note the similar strands ....

April 05, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , Coronavirus , Pandemic , Covid 19 , Covid19 pandemic , Coronimics , South Asian solidarity , Chinese model , Peace Process
भारत में COVID-19: रणनीति मानव व्यवहार पर केंद्रित होनी चाहिए
Dr Arpita Mitra Article

कोरोना वायरस महामारी से उपजे वैश्विक संकट के मद्देनजर, जिम ओ'नील की भारतीय शासन व्यवस्था के बार�....

March 31, 2020 Historical and Civilisational Studies , Article , India , China , governance , चीन , strategy , UK , Coronavirus , Pandemic , Covid , Jim O'Neill , Public health , Civic liberties , Social distancing , Lock down , Behavioral fatigue , Isolation , Quarantine , कोरोना वायरस महामारी
COVID-19 in India: Strategy Has to Address Human Behavior
Dr Arpita Mitra Commentary

In the wake of the global crisis triggered by the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Jim O’Neill’s comments about Indian governance was not only uncharitable but also uncalled for.1 The discussion was about how Western countries should learn ....

March 24, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies , Commentary , India , China , governance , strategy , UK , Coronavirus , Pandemic , Covid , Jim O'Neill , Public health , Civic liberties , Social distancing , Lock down , Behavioral fatigue , Isolation , Quarantine
BIMSTEC Should Address the Common COVID19 Crises: Preparatory Mechanisms need to be put in Place
Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

As the numbers of confirmed cases affected by Corona virus keeps rising in India and elsewhere, the fears and apprehensions surrounding it have multiplied over the past few weeks. While the dissemination of information through health and medical sect....

March 17, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , BIMSTEC , Wuhan , SAARC , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic
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