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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 25, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to chair extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders
Saudi Arabia's King Salman will chair an extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders on March 26 to advance the global coordinated response to the ongoing c....

March 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , economy , Sanctions on Iran , G20 , Coronavirus , epidemic , COVID-19 , Tokyo Olympics , UN human rights , COVID-19 Daily Scan
Indo-Pacific meeting on COVID-19
Amruta Karambelkar Commentary

On 20th of March a teleconference was held amongst some countries of the Indo-Pacific on the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was called by US and the participating countries included India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand and Vietnam. The o....

March 25, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Indo-Pacific , Commentary , India , South Korea , US , Indo-Pacific , QUAD , Australia , Japan , Vietnam , COVID-19 , Corona Virus , New Zealand , International cooperation
बिम्सटेक को आम COVID-19 संकट का समाधान करना चाहिए: प्रारंभिक तंत्र को अब लागू किए जाने की आवश्यकता है
Dr Sreeradha Datta Article

कोरोना वायरस से प्रभावित मामलों की संख्या भारत और अन्य जगहों पर बढ़ रही है, बीते कुछ हफ्तों में �....

March 24, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , BIMSTEC , SAARC , WHO , COVID-19 , Wuhan Pandemic , कोरोना वायरस , वुहान
China Marshals 4IR Technologies to Contain COVID-19
Dr Vijay Sakhuja Article

The Chinese National Health Commission has announced that COVID-19 epidemic has peaked and plateaued, but people have been warned not to be complacent amid risks of more outbreaks. Meanwhile, temporary hospitals in Wuhan which had been set up to resp....

March 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , surveillance , COVID-19 , AI , 4IR , Bigdata , SenseTime , RNA , Autonomous Platforms
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
Myanmar Economy: Current Trends and Issues
Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF Commentary

According to a recent World Bank Report (15 January 2020) the Myanmar economy is growing at a steady pace; it ....

March 06, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Myanmar , Commentary , India , economic sanctions , COVID-19 , World Bank , Myanmar GDP , Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP) , State Owned Enterprises
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
Notes from the Sub-continent (Jan 15 - Feb 14)
Mayuri Mukherjee Article

In this fortnight’s compilation of some of the big ideas being debated in the media across the Indian sub-continent, we look at the coverage of the coronavirus (CoVid-19) outbreak--and it’s interesting to note the many similar strands of concern ....

February 16, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Article , China , COVID-19 , Outbreak
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