Vivekananda International Foundation | Seeking Harmony in Diversity

What you ingest can tell one how You tend to think, how you behave We may therefore examine now The things that Chinese stomachs crave And what this tells about their conduct In politics, investment, trade Offering you a vital produ

April 21, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies, China, Commentary, China, CCP, Coronavirus, Wuhan virus, WHO, COVID-19, Wuhan curse, Lunar Year, China-made, Chinese Virus, Poem, Made in China, silk roads

Coronavirus: China’s New Diplomacy

Dr Teshu Singh

As on 15April 2020, the total number of coronavirus cases are 1,986,936, with 125,953 deaths worldwide. The origin of the virus remains unknown. It is widely believed that virus jumped species and is traced to the “wet market” in Wuhan. It is bel

April 18, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, US, China, South China Sea, Xi Jinping, Europe, HDFC, Wuhan, India-China relations, BRI, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Pandemic, PPE, CDC, Debt Trap, 20th Party Congress, API, Neighbourhood

GUNNING WITH PUNNING | A POEM

Amb Kanwal Sibal

The coroning ignominy Will come when we discover The roots of the conspiracy And the “WHO-HAN” link uncover Ideas whether batty or not Immersed in Made-in-China soup At all that thrown into the pot The world must look at with a

April 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, China, CCP, Coronavirus, Wuhan virus, WHO, COVID-19, Wuhan curse, Lunar Year, China-made, Chinese Virus, Poem, Made in China

COVID-19 ails the Beijing Model

Aayush Mohanty

The United Nations Security Council, the Premier forum to discuss threats to global peace and security, is yet to discuss COVID-19. An attempt to address the Virus was blocked by China last month while it served as the Chair of the Security Council.

April 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, China, WHO, COVID-19, Multilateralism

THE WUHAN VIRUS | A POEM

Amb Kanwal Sibal

At Wuhan at the market wet Where bats and pangolins are sold The stage for the virus was set To bring the world into its fold In November came an alert There was a new pneumonic strain The researcher who saw it first Rang bells but

April 06, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, China, CCP, Coronavirus, Wuhan virus, WHO, COVID-19, Wuhan curse, Lunar Year, China-made, Chinese Virus, Poem

Coronavirus: The Curious Case of Taiwan

Dr Teshu Singh

With a population of 23 million, Taiwan has systematically managed the pandemic COVID-19. Despite strain relations, there is a lot of interaction between China and Taiwan. Around 850,000 Taiwanese stays in China, 400,000 Taiwanese work there and 2.7

April 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, China, Taiwan, Wuhan, Big Data, Coronavirus, WHO, COVID-19, TAIPEI Act, CECC, SARS, the stimulus package

चीन और अमेरिका तिब्बत मुद्दे पर एक-दूसरे के विरोधी के रूप में उभर सकते हैं

Jayadeva Ranade

चीन के कम्युनिस्ट अधिकारी लगभग 18 महीने पहले इस निष्कर्ष पर पहुँच चुके थे कि 16वें दलाई लामा के दे�

March 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Hindi, Article, चीन, चीनी बौद्ध धर्म, दलाई लामा, तिब्बत, बीजिंग

China Marshals 4IR Technologies to Contain COVID-19

Dr Vijay Sakhuja

The Chinese National Health Commission has announced that COVID-19 epidemic has peaked and plateaued, but people have been warned not to be complacent amid risks of more outbreaks. Meanwhile, temporary hospitals in Wuhan which had been set up to resp

March 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, surveillance, COVID-19, AI, 4IR, Bigdata, SenseTime, RNA, Autonomous Platforms

China and U.S. Could Emerge as Adversaries over The Tibet Issue

Jayadeva Ranade

China’s communist authorities appear to have reached the conclusion approximately 18 months ago that the time for selecting the reincarnation of the XIVth Dalai Lama is drawing near. Since then they have stepped up efforts to capture the hearts and

March 13, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, XIVth Dalai Lama, reincarnation, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Panchen Lama, ‘Tibet Policy and Support Act’

Should Certain Technological Applications of China be Emulated?

Col Pradeep Jaidka (Retd.)

Introduction

For many centuries, China was credited with four inventions - papermaking, compass, gunpowder, and printing. Since its formation in 1949, the PRC has endeavoured to imbibe and improve on modern technologies and in some cases,

March 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, 5G, China's S & T, R & D, Space systems, Robotics, AI, Quantum computers, Satellites, Facial digital data