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Universal Counter Covid-19 Strategy Framework (UCCSF): From a Coronavirus Infected World to a Coronavirus Immune World
May 13 , 2020 M Indrabalan Soumya Awasthi
Article Views: 8298
Abstract
In the World, the SARS Cov-2 Covid-19 pandemic has grown exponential with 3.99 million confirmed cases and 278,814 deaths as on May 10, 2020. Countries have implemented varying levels of containment and social distancing measures with mixed trends of success and effectiveness.

National Security and Strategic Studies, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Coronavirus , Covid -19 Containment , Covid Containment Mode , COVID-19 , Covid-19 Strategy , Darwinian Mode. Covid-19 Prediction , Economic Revival Mode , Future of Covid -19 , Herd Immunity Mode , National Lock Down , Normalisation Mode , post corona world , Self-Preservation Mode , Universal Counter Covid Strategy Framework (UCCSF)

Self Reliance: Modi’s Revival Plan for India
May 13 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4973
In his address to the nation on 12 May 2020, Prime Minister Modi announced a ₹ 20,00,000 crore plan and a bold reform plan aimed at rebuilding and reviving India in the 21st century. Modi’s visionary sp...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan , Good infrastructure , Land and Labour Reforms , PM Modi , Self-Reliance. Human centric , Special Economic Package , Vocal for local

Leveraging COVID-19 for a Better Tomorrow
May 12 , 2020 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Article Views: 4124
As we are about to enter lockdown 4.0 it is an opportune moment to evaluate how India has handled the Covid-19 challenge so far, to assess the evolving situation both in terms of the progression of the ...

Economic Studies, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Challenges , COVID-19 , density of population , economy , FRBM , lockdown , stimulus and relief package , Swachh Bharat , Swachh Bhartiya , Tablighi Jamaat

Tablighi Jamaat in India: Evolution and Impact
May 12 , 2020 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.)
Article Views: 4167
Brief Profile of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ)
The outbreak of COVID 19 pandemic in India coincided with headlines news in the Indian media on TJ. On 2 April 20 Lav Agarwal Joint Secretary Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated ‘COVID-19 cases are doubling in 4.1 days, without Jamaat it would have been 7.4 days’.

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : Covid 19 , independence movement , Indian secularism , Markaz , Tablighi Jamaat

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 12, 2020
May 12 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 2907
Investment between the U.S. and China is off to a weak start in 2020 and could worsen, according to a report published on May 11 that tallies a continuing slide in a once-vibrant business relationship due to “political friction, regulatory tightening and market dynamics.”

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Belt and Road Initiative , Carbon Economy , COVID-19 , Daily scan , national security , Phase One deal , Russia , Small Business aid , Social distancing , Supply chains , US-China investment , VAT , Wuhan

Central Asia's Labour Migration amid Coronavirus
May 12 , 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 3687
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 as a result of a chain of development.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Central Asia , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , EEU , Kyrgyzstan , Labour , Migration , Pandemic , poverty , Remittances , Russia , Tajikistan , Unemployment , Uzbekistan

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