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Fragile Unity Government in Israel
Dr Hirak Jyoti Das

On 20 April 2020, the incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Likud Party signed an agreement to form unity government with Benny Gantz’s Kahol Lavan Party ending the yearlong political deadlock and averting the possibility of fourth electio

May 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, COVID-19; Likud; Kahol Lavan; MIddle East Peace Process; Annexation plan; Illegal settlements
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 5, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Economic
Coronavirus disproportionately affects women's health, finances
Among the clichéd role stereotypes, is that women are more responsible for children and the household, and perhaps care for older family members as well

May 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Belt and Road Initiative, Taiwan, RBI, European Commission, COVID-19 Daily Scan, WTO, Women, Wall Street, US Treasury, Riyal, Indian Diaspora in Gulf
Biological Security: An Imperative for Indo-US Partnership
Gaurav Kumar

Introduction
The conventional understanding of the term security-both traditional and non-traditional is heavily influenced by the state-centric approach. The proponents of various security policies use concept of security that has milit

May 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, Coronavirus, Healthcare, India-US Cooperation, Biological security, Lessons, Vaccine action programme
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 4, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Economic
Emerging market currencies mark biggest falls in 5 years
The MSCI Emerging Market Currency Index, which tracks overall movements of emerging market currencies, dropped 6% in the January-March period this year; the ste

May 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Taiwan, Turkey, RCEP, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, TPP, Inflation, Stock Market listing, Global Tourism, Wuhan Lab, Dollar
Exchanges on Wuhan Virus: A Poem
Amb Kanwal Sibal

US CLAIMS
To start we have to put the blame On the country that is the source Of virus, and hence the right name Must be in documents of course. I have greatest respect for Xi, We get along superbly well, Bu

May 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Wuhan virus, US Claims, China Disclaims, Europe Declaims, Australia Aims
Vietnam: Integral to ASEAN and Reliable for Indo-Pacific
Dr Faisal Ahmed

Introduction
Vietnam will chair the 36th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in June this year. The summit which was initially scheduled in April has been shifted to June due to the Covid-19 outbreak. For Vietna

May 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Article, South China Sea, Vietnam, Code of Conduct, ASEAN Centrality, ASEAN 2020, Hanoi Plan of Action, Post Covid 19
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 1, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Medical
Flagship US medical academy backs EU efforts for global virus response
Victor Dzau, National Academy of Medicine president, appealed to Ursula von der Leyen, his European Commission counterpart, to boost global develop

May 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Trump, Wuhan virus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, US medical academy, Global virus response, Interior Ministry, MSMEs, G20 Fundraiser, Covid-19 Drugs
कोविड-19 पर हिंद-प्रशांत बैठक
Amruta Karambelkar

हिंद-प्रशांत के कुछ देशों के बीच 20 मार्च को कोविड-19 महामारी पर टेलीकॉन्फ्रेंस आयोजित की गई। बैठक

May 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Indo-Pacific, Hindi, Article, कोविड-19, हिंद-प्रशांत बैठक, कोविड-19 महामारी, हिंद-प्रशांत, अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंध, दक्षिण कोरिया, कोविड-19 संकट
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 30, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Strategic
Is a Chinese BSL-4 Lab accidentally responsible for the pandemic?
There are two virus research-related facilities in Wuhan- Wuhan Institute of Virology and the other is the Wuhan Centre for Disease Prevention and Co

April 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Pakistan, Russia, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, Wuhan Institute of Virology, BSL-4 Lab, Locusts, Oman, Green Recovery, Medical Waste, US GDP, Federal Reserve, Tax Havens, Amazon, Air Traffic, IATA, Shenzhen, Christian Drosten, Remedesvir, Air Pollution
Known and Unknown Facts about North Korea: Is Kim Jong-un still alive?
Prof Rajaram Panda

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. Whether it is its withdrawal from the 1968 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty

April 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, China, Nuclear Weapons, Missiles, Kim Jong-un, succession, military, NPT, Coronavirus, Kim yo-jong, scenarios, regime instability, President Donald Trump, power transition, instability, regime collapse, dynasty, collective leadership, Baektu Bloodline
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