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Virtual Vimarsha on 'Global & Indian Economy'

A special virtual edition of Vimarsh was organized on Global & Indian Economy in the Post-COVID era by the Vivekananda International Foundation on June 8, 2020. The public webcast brought together an eminent panel comprising of Sh. S. Gurumurt....

June 23, 2020 Vimarsh , Economic Studies , Global Economy , COVID-19 , Self-reliance , Aatmanirbhar Bharat , US-China Decoupling , Economic Recovery , Indian Political Economy
A Brief Assessment of China’s 3rd Session of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference - May 2020
Jayadeva Ranade Article

  1. As usual China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), held its annual plenary session in Beijing along with the National People’s Congress (NPC). The plenum was delayed this year a....

    June 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Politburo , CCP , PLA , Li Keqiang , COVID-19 , CPCC , PAP , Deputies , critics of Xi , Hong Kong Deputies , National security Law , TAR , Xinjiang
Hydroxychloroquine: Pandemic, Parasites and Politics
Radhika Daga Commentary

In this six month long mercurial quest for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients, winners are far from declared. Among the various antiviral treatments tested or deployed to inhibit the viral growth, hydroxychloroquine has had an unparalleled....

June 22, 2020 Technological and Scientific Studies , Commentary , artificial intelligence , Donald Trump , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Hydroxychloroquine , Vaccines , ICMR , Science
A Guide to India-Australia Relations

For the first time in India’s diplomatic history a summit was held on a virtual platform. On 4th June 2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed a range of issues with his Australian counterpart, Prime Minister Scott Morrison. This summit is signi....

June 22, 2020 Terrorism , India , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , International Relations , Maritime Security , Indian Ocean , COVID-19
COVID-19 in Tajikistan: From Denial to Full-scale Crisis
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Despite being surrounded by the countries with positive cases of coronavirus, the Tajik Government had consistently denied the existence of the virus until April 30 when 15 cases were reported. This announcement was made when the World Health Organiz....

June 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , India , China , Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , poverty , Unemployment , Tajikistan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , World Bank , Pandemic , IMF , Remittances , Pneumonia , Medical Diplomacy , Vande Bharat
India’s Medicine Diplomacy
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

“Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam” (World is one family) has been a key ingredient of India’s outreach to the world from time immemorial. It has also acquired a greater salience in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. The whole world is suffering and is frankly ....

June 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , GCC , WHO , COVID-19 , Hydroxychloroquine , Vande Bharat Mission , International Vaccine Alliance , Pharmacy of the World , e-Arogyabharati
Migrant Labour and Justice
Dr P M Nair Article

“Mazdoor hai, magar Mazboor nahin”, was the response of a Good Samaritan farmer of Haryana who sent all his labourers to their home town by flight. His decision speaks volumes about compassion and the concern for labour rights. Since media and ....

June 08, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Article , COVID-19 , Migrant labour , Interstate Migrant Workmen Act 1979 , Section 370 IPC
Global Scenario of Covid-19: Some Reflections
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

After the number of infected persons from the coronavirus or Covid-19 crossed 6 million and now in kissing distance of reaching 7 million worldwide with close to 4 lakh fatalities in about 213 countries,1 many countries that took resort of....

June 08, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , Tokyo , Coronavirus , WHO , COVID-19 , Hydroxychloroquine , epidemiologists , Seoul , Incheon , Dr. Geo , Japanese model , survey , second wave , vaccine , worldometer
The World Environment Day: Bring Back Respect and Reverence for Nature to Save Mankind
Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The UN General Assembly designated fifth June as the World Environment Day in 1972. In 1974 the first Environment Day was celebrated on the theme “Only one Earth”. That theme is as relevant today as it was then. Covid-19 has brought home the onen....

June 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Locusts , Nature , earth , Cyclones , sustainable development , need & Greed
Coronavirus and the Delayed “Two Sessions” of China
Dr Teshu Singh Article

Every year, the two biggest annual meetings of China takes place in March for two weeks, together they are called the “Two Sessions” or Lianghui. The two sessions include the plenary sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chin....

June 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , NPC , Xi Jinping , PLA , CPPCC , Coronavirus , Li Keqiang , COVID-19 , Hong Kong , Two Sessions , New Security Bill , US-China
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