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The COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of Situation & Media Response
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

The COVID-19 aka Coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, in late December has now spread to 212 countries, areas and territories in the world.1 In India, the first case reported on 30 January 2020, in Thrissur district of Kerala. The ....

April 20, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Media Studies , Article , Fake news , Social Media , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Government Efforts , Media’s Role , Infodemic , Pandemic and Media
Coronavirus: China’s New Diplomacy
Dr Teshu Singh Article

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
COVID-19 aftermath: An agenda for QUAD
Amruta Karambelkar Article

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the entire world. Once the world has overcome the pandemic, a lot of rethinking is likely to occur in global politics. Countries had always emphasised cooperation in their foreign policies. The present crisis has....

April 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , US , China , economy , QUAD , Australia , trade , Japan , Security , Wuhan , International order , BRI , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic , International cooperation
Myanmar Round Up: March 2020
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF Article

A round up of selected English open source reports on Myanmar
March 2020 touched new ground in violence with the Arakan Army (AA) scoring major successes against the Tatmadaw with the routing of a Light Infantry Battalion and the c....

April 17, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Article , AA and Tatmadaw fighting March 2020 , Capture of Battalion Commander 7 LIB , 7 Light Infantry Battalion , Constitutional amendments
नमस्ते सार्क
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

कोरोना महामारी को देखते हुए प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने पूरी दुनिया को यह समझाने के लिए पहल क�....

April 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , SAARC Video Conference , Emergency Fund , Neighbourhood First , कोविड-19 , सार्क , कोरोना महामारी , वायरस , प्रधानमंत्री मोदी , विदेश मंत्रालय
Lockdown 2.0: Focus will shift to restarting the economy
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

With the Prime Minister’s announcement of the extension of the lockdown until May 3, 2020, anxieties about the depth and coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in India have deepened. The Prime Minister was categorical in stating that the lockdown en....

April 16, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , economy , Education System , Lockdown 2.0 , Migrant labourers , PPE , rebuilding , Covid-19 vacacine , moobilising resources , global impact , post corona world
COVID-19 in West Asia: Implications for India
Hirak Jyoti Das, Senior Research Associate, VIF Article

The COVID-19 crisis has reflected the significance of nation-state and national boundaries continue to remain the principle barrier to contain the transmission of the pandemic. The initial response in most states included the sealing off of land bord....

April 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , West Asia , Article , US , COVID-19 , Remittances , Indian migrants , China; Russia
Armed Forces in Aid to Civilian Authorities in COVID-19 environment
Jaideep Chanda Article

COVID-19 has tested healthcare and associated infrastructure of nations like nothing else before. There are precedents e.g. the Spanish Flu, but none on the scale of COVID-19. Under such a catastrophic environment, the role of the Armed Forces in ass....

April 14, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Army , Indian Navy , CDS , COVID-19 , Quarantine , IAF , Force preservation , Assistance Civil authorities , logistics
लॉकडाउन का पहला सप्ताह: आशा के बीच मिलेजुले परिणाम
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

चार-घंटे के नोटिस पर 3 सप्ताह के एक राष्ट्रव्यापी लॉकडाउन की घोषणा करने में साहस और दृढ़ विश्वास....

April 14, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , Covid 19 , lockdown , Economic Task Force , PM CARES Fund , लॉकडाउन का पहला सप्ताह
Post Tablighi Jamaat Fiasco - The Way Forward
Soumya Awasthi Article

Last one week has seen an exponential rise in N-COVID-19 cases, with the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) followers at the Markaz in Delhi, acting as a significant trigger. It is appalling that despite so many advisories from the state ....

April 13, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , Terrorism , COVID-19 , Tablighi Jamaat , Super spreader , Markaz
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