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Myanmar Ethnic Strife: The Rise of Arakan Army
April 30 , 2020 Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF
Article Views: 3388
On 10 April 2009, the separatist Arakan Army (AA) established itself as a “revolutionary armed organisation” in Myanmar. Till 2015, it operated in Kachin and Shan States under the guidance of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) with headquarters in Laiza. Politically, it is a member of the Federal Political Negotiations and Consultative Committee (FPNCC), a group of seven Ethnic Armed Organisations (EAO) in Northeast Myanmar.
Tags : 11th Anniversary of Arakan Army , Arakan army , Arakan Dream 2020 , India’s Role. , Myanmar Government and Tatmadaw , Riverine Warfare , Way of Rakhita , Myanmar , Neighbourhood Studies
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 30, 2020
April 30 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 1363
There are two virus research-related facilities in Wuhan- Wuhan Institute of Virology and the other is the Wuhan Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Unlike Wuhan Centre for Disease Prevention and Control which is closer to the alleged wet market responsible for the pandemic, the Wuhan Institute of Virology is located a certain distance from the Hunan seafood market.
Tags : Air Pollution , Air Traffic , Amazon , BSL-4 Lab , Christian Drosten , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Federal Reserve , Green Recovery , IATA , Locusts , Medical Waste , Oman , Pakistan , Remedesvir , Russia , Shenzhen , Tax Havens , US GDP , Wuhan Institute of Virology , International Relations and Diplomacy
What the World Needs to Revise? – Lessons from Repository of Indian Civilisation’s Thought and Praxis
April 30 , 2020 Gunjan Pradhan Sinha
Article Views: 1528
As we stand amidst a crisis owing to the pandemic caused by the rapid spread of the deadly corona virus, there lie shrouded in ignorance and oversight immense learning for the world from Indian Food Ethics- a discipline where ethics and food collide1. Food ethics is an interdisciplinary field that provides ethical analysis and guidance for human conduct in the production, distribution, preparation and consumption of food.
Tags : Bhojana Dharma , COVID19 , dharma , Dharmaśa̅stras , Doṣa̅s , Food Ethics , Historical and Civilisational Studies
Known and Unknown Facts about North Korea: Is Kim Jong-un still alive?
April 29 , 2020 Professor Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 2086
Introduction
One of the most isolated countries in contemporary world, North Korea is never short of news and hogs the limelight in international media outlets.
Tags : Baektu Bloodline , China , collective leadership , Coronavirus , dynasty , instability , Kim Jong-un , Kim yo-jong , military , Missiles , NPT , Nuclear Weapons , power transition , President Donald Trump , regime collapse , regime instability , scenarios , succession , International Relations and Diplomacy
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 29, 2020
April 29 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 1874
The biosafety laboratories are divided into four biosafety levels (BSL) or pathogen/protection levels. At the lowest level of biosafety, precautions may consist in regular hand-washing and minimal protective equipment.
Tags : Australia , Big Tech , Biosafety Laboratories , China Military Budget , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Digital Advertising , Economic Coercion , Electricity Consumption , EU , Export Restrictions , Global Tea Market , Idlib , Oscars , Paycheck Protection Program , Port Authorities Roundtable , S&P 500 , Serum Institute , Starbucks , Tokyo2020 , Xiaokang Shehui , International Relations and Diplomacy
The Dichotomy of Economic Imperative and Security Dilemma: The Chinese Telecom Companies in India
April 29 , 2020 Rup Narayan Das
Article Views: 1785
The outbreak and spread of Covid-19 and Chinese government’s failure to share its timely information to the outside world have raised question mark about the transparency of the communist regime there. Concomitantly, it has also raised the security implications of Chinese telecom companies, particularly Huawei, the Chinese behemoth bidding for a big slice in the 5-G technology in many countries including India which has given permission for its trial in the country. The United Kingdom had earlier given limited market share of 5-G in to Huawei in UK.
Tags : Australia , Huawei , India , National Security Council , security threats , smartphones , USA , ZTE , Technological and Scientific Studies , Economic Studies
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 28, 2020
April 28 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 1622
During the early stages of the outbreak, doctors in many countries placed patients on to ventilators based on low levels of blood oxygen. “At the beginning we were treating the numbers — people’s low blood-oxygen levels — whereas now we have migrated. 
Tags : Brazil , Brexit , CDC , Central Bank , college education , Coronavirus Symptoms , Coronavirus Testing , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Digital Currency , Food Security , Indonesia , Khalifa Haftar , Lebanon , Netherlands , renewable energy , Russia , Sharing Economy , US- China Economic and Security Review Commission , Ventilators , International Relations and Diplomacy
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