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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

A Guide on COVID-19 | A Compendium

Aayush Mohanty

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the toughest challenges humankind faces. Scores of people have been directly or indirectly affected by the pandemic. Major cities in India and abroad are under state-mandated lockdown while healthcare officials and wor....

March 30, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , China , Wuhan , Global Economy , Coronavirus Outbreak , Coronavirus , Compendium , Covid , Daily scan , Covid-19 Testing Kits , Social Distancing Guidelines , Coronavirus lockdown , COVID-19 pandemic , International Relations and Diplomacy

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 30, 2020

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical

Trouble with China-made Covid-19 Testing Kits: PCR vs. Antigen Testing

As of March 26, 102 Chinese firms have been granted access to the European market, according to Song Haibo, Chairman of the China Association of I....

March 30, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Wuhan , Global Economy , Coronavirus Outbreak , Coronavirus , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Covid-19 Testing Kits , Social Distancing Guidelines , Coronavirus lockdown

Discussion on ‘Remedial Measures to counter possible spread of Coronavirus'

The Vivekananda International Foundation organized a discussion with a delegation led by Lt Gen RS Grewal, Director General Medical Services (DGMS), Army, on ‘Remedial Measures to counter possible spread of Coronavirus' on 06 March 2020. Air Commod....

March 17, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Interaction , China , Wuhan , Coronavirus , WHO , World Health Organization , Crisis

BIMSTEC Should Address the Common COVID19 Crises: Preparatory Mechanisms need to be put in Place

Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

As the numbers of confirmed cases affected by Corona virus keeps rising in India and elsewhere, the fears and apprehensions surrounding it have multiplied over the past few weeks. While the dissemination of information through health and medical sect....

March 17, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Commentary , BIMSTEC , Wuhan , SAARC , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic

Coronavirus: Role of the Chinese Government

Dr Teshu Singh Commentary

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General has praised China for its handling of the crisis and for “protecting the rest of the world”. The outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is the biggest diplomatic challenge for China in recent t....

March 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , ASEAN , Xi Jinping , Wuhan , WHO , COVID-19 , two-sessions , virus , the Wall Street Journal , Cambodia

Coronavirus: Can China Deal with it?

Dr Teshu Singh Article

Last year, amidst the US-China trade war, Chinese leader the Xi Jinping held a meeting with top Communist Party officials to warn about the surprise emergence of "black swan events" that could destabilise their 70-year rule. Perhaps the outbreak of C....

February 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Xi Jinping , Wuhan , India-China trade , Coronavirus , SARS WHO , Weibo , Li Keqiang

Discussion on ‘India’s Recent Foreign Policy Moves in Wuhan, Sochi, Singapore and Qingdao’

The Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a Round Table Discussion on ‘India’s Recent Foreign Policy Moves in Wuhan, Sochi, Singapore and Qingdao’, with the Director, VIF, moderating the discussions. Imperatives of whether strateg....

June 27, 2018 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Conferences , foreign policy , Wuhan , Sochi , Singapore , Qingdao