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Taiwan Deserves Support of Democratic Countries for its World Health Assembly Bid
Rup Narayan Das Commentary

Taiwan has attracted international media attention from time to time, particularly whenever there is news regarding supply of arms, like fighter air crafts by the U.S.A or there is sabre rattling in the Taiwan Straits by communist China. In recent pa....

May 17, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , China , Taiwan , USA , WHO , COVID-19 , WHA
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 15, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Strategic
From Japan to US, pandemic 'exit plans' take shape
Japan, its Asian neighbours, European countries and the U.S. are all looking to carve their own unique paths toward the same destination -- an exit from the coronavi....

May 15, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Trade deal , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , WTO , logistics , Green Deal , Rohingya , TSMC , Mental Health
COVID-19 Opens up Pressures and Opportunities for Quad
Aayush Mohanty Commentary

Before the Indian Government initiated a nationwide lockdown from March 25, 2020, the Foreign Secretary of India participated in a telephonic discussion with representatives of some countries of the Indo-Pacific. Issues related to countering the COVI....

May 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , China , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , COVID-19
Universal Counter Covid-19 Strategy Framework (UCCSF): From a Coronavirus Infected World to a Coronavirus Immune World
Soumya Awasthi Article

Abstract
In the World, the SARS Cov-2 Covid-19 pandemic has grown exponential with 3.99 million confirmed cases and 278,814 deaths as on May 10, 2020. Countries have implemented varying levels of containment and social distancing measures....

May 13, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Governance and Political Studies , Article , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , post corona world , Universal Counter Covid Strategy Framework (UCCSF) , Self-Preservation Mode , Covid Containment Mode , Economic Revival Mode , Herd Immunity Mode , Normalisation Mode , Darwinian Mode. Covid-19 Prediction , Covid-19 Strategy , Covid -19 Containment , National Lock Down , Future of Covid -19
Leveraging COVID-19 for a Better Tomorrow
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

As we are about to enter lockdown 4.0 it is an opportune moment to evaluate how India has handled the Covid-19 challenge so far, to assess the evolving situation both in terms of the progression of the disease and its ramifications, and to contemplat....

May 12, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Article , economy , COVID-19 , Challenges , lockdown , Tablighi Jamaat , FRBM , density of population , stimulus and relief package , Swachh Bharat , Swachh Bhartiya
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 12, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
Investment between U.S. and China Falls as Tensions, Coronavirus Take Toll
Investment between the U.S. and China is off to a weak start in 2020 and could worsen, according to a report published on May 11 that tallies ....

May 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , national security , Belt and Road Initiative , VAT , Wuhan , COVID-19 , Social distancing , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Supply chains , US-China investment , Phase One deal , Small Business aid , Carbon Economy
Central Asia's Labour Migration amid Coronavirus
Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

1. Introduction
The term 'migrant' is often stereotyped as a person who is an undesirable burden and their economic contribution to national economies is seldom measured. The correlation between migration and remittances can be understood....

May 12, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Central Asia , Article , Russia , Kyrgyzstan , Central Asia , Uzbekistan , poverty , Unemployment , Tajikistan , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Remittances , Migration , Labour , EEU
The Idea of Non -Alignment @ 65
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

The idea of Non- Alignment (NAM) in the international discourse is often being scoffed as anachronistic and archaic especially in the 21st century political hyphenism where brute power plays out at will. Multilateralism and its notional institutions ....

May 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Commentary , India , International Solar Alliance , PM Modi , COVID-19 , Multilateralism , Bandug conference , NAM , NAM Contact group
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 11, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical
Physicians report numbers of patients who are able to tolerate very low blood-oxygen levels
Doctors have dubbed these patients “happy hypoxemics,” a reference to the paradox of abnormally low levels of oxygen foun....

May 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , artificial intelligence , Africa , NATO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Ventilators , Semiconductor Chips , Cyber attacks , Mount Everest , Negative interest rates
South Korea a Model Case for Combating Covid-19: Lessons for India from the Korean Experience
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Introduction
When the coronavirus or Covid-19 broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan, South Korea experienced one of the world’s largest initial outbreaks outside China. Though Covid-19 has spread to as many as 205 countries across the ....

May 09, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , democracy , WHO , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Humasis Ltd. , Public will , Social trust , MERS , KCDC , GPS , Personal data , Mantra , Korean model , Drive-through testing
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