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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 28, 2020
March 28 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3126
Global food security concerns are mounting as some governments contemplate restricting the flow of staple foods amid panic buying and disrupted supply chains with around a fifth of the world’s population under lockdown due to corona virus.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : corona crisis , Coronavirus , Covid , COVID-19 vaccine development , Daily scan , Food security concerns , G20 , Healthcare , UN Security Council , ventilator procurement scheme

Corona Crisis: Graphs and Tables
March 27 , 2020 Sanjay Kumar
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 8250

Tags : corona crisis , Coronavirus , Covid , Daily scan , Global Situation

Opportunities in the Covid Crisis
March 27 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4099
Every crisis comes with opportunities. The Covid-19 crisis presents the country with an unprecedented opportunity to have a hard look at the present state of the economy and think of strategies to stren...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Covid 19 , Health sector , manufacturing sector , Opportunities India , R & D , Rebuilding and reshaping economy , Skilling & training , Telemedicine

Tatmadaw Day 27 March 2020: Things that the Myanmar Armed Forces must do to remain credible and relevant
March 27 , 2020 Jaideep Chanda
Commentary Views: 6050
The Tatmadaw, as the Myanmar Armed Forces are referred to, celebrate their 75th Anniversary Day on 27 March 2020, i.e. today. The Tatmadaw Nay as it is also referred to, commemorates the rebellion again...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : 75th Anniversary Day things that Myanmar Armed Forces must do , Four Solemn Vows of the Tatmadaw Members , Myanmar Armed Forces credibility and relevance , Tatmadaw Day 27 March 2020 , Tatmadaw Diamond Jubilee , Three National Causes

Uzbekistan to become Observer of Eurasian Economic Union
March 27 , 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 3742
On March 6, the Uzbek government approved plans to apply for an observer status in the Russia led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The Cabinet forwarded the proposal to the chambers of the Oliy Majlis (parliament of Uzbekistan) for discussion.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Central Asia , EUEU , India. Eurasia , Observer status , Preferential trade agreement , Russia , Trade and economy , Uzbekistan

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 27, 2020
March 27 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 2927
The G20 meeting was not marred by acrimony, as was feared given the ongoing oil price war initiated by Saudi Arabia-led OPEC, and a war of words between the US and China over the origins and handling of the pandemic.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Corona virus HQ , Coronavirus infection , Covid , Daily scan , Economic fallout , Emergency pandemic aid , G20 leaders , G20 meeting , G7 , IMF , Insurance Industry , Second Wave of Corona virus , Supercomputers , TAIPEI Act , US jobless claims

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