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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 29, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Medical
Coronavirus: How do biosafety laboratories work?
The biosafety laboratories are divided into four biosafety levels (BSL) or pathogen/protection levels. At the lowest level of biosafety, precautions may consist in reg

April 29, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Australia, EU, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, Export Restrictions, Biosafety Laboratories, Serum Institute, Paycheck Protection Program, Big Tech, S&P 500, Digital Advertising, Global Tea Market, Starbucks, Oscars, Electricity Consumption, Xiaokang Shehui, Tokyo2020, Port Authorities Roundtable, China Military Budget, Economic Coercion, Idlib
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 28, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Medical
Doctors debate when best to place virus patients on ventilators
During the early stages of the outbreak, doctors in many countries placed patients on to ventilators based on low levels of blood oxygen. “At the begin

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Russia, Brexit, college education, renewable energy, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, CDC, Ventilators, Coronavirus Symptoms, Coronavirus Testing, Sharing Economy, Digital Currency, Central Bank, Indonesia, Food Security, US- China Economic and Security Review Commission, Khalifa Haftar, Netherlands, Lebanon, Brazil
Diaspora in Doldrums
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Covid 19 virus has brought the world to a standstill and imposed an overly defensive mode. Countries are cut off with one another with increasing restrictions on movement. Only stranded citizens or some special categories have been allowed to be repa

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Commentary, Trump, Indian Diaspora, COVID-19, Immigration, Evacuation
TAKING OFF CHINA’S XI-RT | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal

The situation seems to be: To responsibility Xi-rk, The Chinese will Xi-lly shally, As long as delay will work To get them out of a Xi-t hole, So they make a lot of Xi-ndig, Knowing their armour has a WHO-le, They think that by some

April 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Commentary, China, Xi, Xi Jinping, Wuhan virus, WHO, COVID-19, Coronavirus crisis
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 27, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Economic
IMF, WTO Urge Caution on Export Restrictions
The International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization warned on April 24 that export restrictions on medical supplies and food "can be dangerously counterproduct

April 27, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, South China Sea, Afghanistan, Yemen, Tourism, COVID-19 Daily Scan, IMF, WTO, lockdown, Export Restrictions, Job loses, Job Market, Green Deal, UV light, Robots, Military Spending, Diplomats, Zalmay Khalilzad, Sudan, Arab World, Kim Jong Un, National People’s Congress, Tory Party, Sanofi, Hydrochloroquine
Covid-19 - Africa the Next Battle Ground
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Covid 19 virus has pervaded the globe and, in the bargain, has hit the developed countries the most. While the struggle against it is on the war footing with experimenting leadership all around, another populous and important continent is faced with

April 24, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Africa, Commentary, India, Africa, WHO, COVID-19, World Bank, IMF, Chinese narrative, G-20
Kazakhstan Protests Chinese Language Article questioning its Territorial Integrity
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF

Introduction
On April 14, 2020, the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan summoned Chinese ambassador Zhang Xiao to register a formal protest against the publication of an article on a major Chinese website, Sohu.com. This website was the offici

April 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies, Central Asia, China, Commentary, China, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Social Media, Coronavirus, Weibo, Wechat, Territorial integrity, Manipur, Hyper-nationalism, Chinese medical assistance, Chinese diplomacy.
Fallout of COVID-19: Japanese and Koreans to shift base from China to India
Prof Rajaram Panda

Introduction
The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan has dramatically altered the social, political and economic lives of millions in as many as 205 countries. No one can even hazard a guess the kind of life th

April 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Article, South Korea, China, Japan, Coronavirus, COVID-19, WTO, Suzuki, Hyundai, Samsung, FDI, POSCO, HDFC Bank, Supply chains
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 23, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Strategic
US DOD Starts Tiered COVID-19 Testing Process to Ensure Safety
Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten and Deputy Defence Secretary David L. Norquist described the four-tiered system and all other aspects of DOD's support to ci

April 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, US, China, Donald Trump, Japan, Unemployment, WHO, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, Remittances, Oil & Gas, Super tankers
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 22, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF

Strategic
Leaders, Do You Have a Clear Vision for the Post-Crisis Future?- HBR
As the Covid-19 pandemic shakes the global economy and disrupts the way we live, work, and conduct business, leaders are scrambling to manage the i

April 22, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy, Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Daily Scan, Daily scan, Safety concerns
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