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Insights from Sri Ramakrishna
March 26 , 2020 Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 1382
Indian scriptures and texts contain a rich fund of ideas that can help us navigate through the practical-moral labyrinth of life. Modern saints continue to illumine our minds with insightful solutions to ethical problems. No exception in this respect was Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886). While being the embodiment of the effulgent light of divinity, Sri Ramakrishna had very incisive solutions to offer to some of the worldliest problems of the world. As he himself had pointed out—be simple, but not foolish.
Tags : dharma , ethics , Evil , Sri Ramakrishna , strategy , Violence , Historical and Civilisational Studies
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 26, 2020
March 26 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 1184
In a press briefing on March 25, Pompeo mentioned that the US had tried to work with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) throughout by sending US scientists and experts to Wuhan, but the CCP wouldn’t permit that to happen. He mentioned that China knew about it, they were the first country to know about the risk to the world from this virus, and they repeatedly delayed sharing that information with the globe.
Tags : Chinese Communist Party , Coronavirus Outbreak , Food and Drug Administration , G7 , Japan , New York , Oil price war , US , World Bank , International Relations and Diplomacy
COVID-19 reaches Myanmar: Why India Must React Fast
March 25 , 2020 Jaideep Chanda, Senior Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 1319
In an article on 23 March 2020, noted Myanmar author and journalist Bertil Lintner raised the alarm about a number of respiratory disease related deaths in Myanmar and questioned the Government’s claim that there were indeed zero cases of COVID-19 in the country.
Tags : Coronavirus in Myanmar , COVID-19 in Myanmar , flatten the curve in Myanmar , Indian assistance to Myanmar in COVID-19 , Myanmar , Neighbourhood Studies
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 25, 2020
March 25 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 1279
Saudi Arabia's King Salman will chair an extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders on March 26 to advance the global coordinated response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As well as the leaders of the G20 group, the heads of state of Jordan, Spain, Singapore and Switzerland will also participate in the summit.
Tags : China , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , economy , epidemic , G20 , Sanctions on Iran , Tokyo Olympics , UN human rights , International Relations and Diplomacy
Indo-Pacific meeting on COVID-19
March 25 , 2020 Amruta Karambelkar, Research Associate, VIF
Commentary Views: 1242
On 20th of March a teleconference was held amongst some countries of the Indo-Pacific on the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was called by US and the participating countries included India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand and Vietnam. The objective of the meeting was to take stock of domestic situation, national responses to the pandemic, and ways to cooperate during the crisis. As per the official statement:
Tags : Australia , Corona Virus , COVID-19 , India , Indo-Pacific , International cooperation , Japan , New Zealand , QUAD , South Korea , US , Vietnam , Indo-Pacific , International Relations and Diplomacy
COVID-19 in India: Strategy Has to Address Human Behavior
March 24 , 2020 Dr. Arpita Mitra, Research Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 1868
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 from China the art of fast and aggressive measures in the context of containing the fatal Coronavirus. He didn’t need to mention India, but he did, by exclaiming “Thank God it didn’t start in somewhere like India” where the governance structure would not have allowed such effective containment.
Tags : Behavioral fatigue , China , Civic liberties , Coronavirus , Covid , governance , India , Isolation , Jim O'Neill , Lock down , Pandemic , Public health , Quarantine , Social distancing , strategy , UK , Governance and Political Studies , Historical and Civilisational Studies
बिम्सटेक को आम COVID-19 संकट का समाधान करना चाहिए: प्रारंभिक तंत्र को अब लागू किए जाने की आवश्यकता है
March 24 , 2020 Dr Sreeradha Datta, Centre Head & Senior Fellow, Neighbourhood Studies, VIF
Article Views: 1111
कोरोना वायरस से प्रभावित मामलों की संख्या भारत और अन्य जगहों पर बढ़ रही है, बीते कुछ हफ्तों में इसके संबंध में भय और आशंकाएं कई गुना बढ़ गई हैं। स्वास्थ्य और चिकित्सा क्षेत्रों के माध्यम से सूचना का प्रसार मददगार और आश्वस्त करने वाला भी रहा है, लेकिन, पहले से कहीं ज्यादा स्तर पर पूरी दुनिया को एक बार फिर इस सच्चाई का सामना करना पड़ रहा है कि परस्पर रूप से जुड़ी इस दुनिया में बीमारियों का स्पष्ट रूप से सीमाओं से कोई लेना-देना नहीं है। चीन के वुहान में जनवरी के मध्य में पहले सौ मामले आए थे, वर्तमान की वैश्विक जीवन शैली को देखते हुए महज कुछ ही हफ्तों में यह फैल गया और बड़ी संख्या में इसने पूरी दुन
Tags : BIMSTEC , COVID-19 , Hindi , SAARC , WHO , Wuhan Pandemic , कोरोना वायरस , वुहान , Neighbourhood Studies
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