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Will RCEP Miss India?
Amb Gurjit Singh Article

Vietnam has taken over from Thailand as the Chair of ASEAN in 2020. Its theme at its opening summit in June is ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’1. Thailand is the country coordinator for India and will be followed by Singapore from 2021 ....

August 31, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , China , ASEAN , Australia , Japan , RCEP , Covid , TPP , regional value chains , CEPAs , FTAs
China menace decoded by the USA
Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF Article

If Sino Indian relations have reached an inflexion point following China's breach of all agreements as demonstrated by their recent actions in Eastern Ladakh so too have Sino-US relations. While the latter had been under stress, since the advent of t....

August 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , India , US , China , QUAD , Trump , CCP , Covid , WTO , Huawei , ZTE , LAC , Xi Jinping dreams , Stealing data , FBI cases , Intellectual property , espionage
Pakistan: Worsening Economic Condition
Amb D P Srivastava, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Pakistan was already going through an economic slowdown when the COVID outbreak took place. It had received the US $ 6 billion of assistance from the IMF under Extended Fund Facility last year. The money came with conditions. The IMF policy of inflat....

June 12, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , China , Saudi Arabia , CPEC , World Bank , Covid , IMF , Inflation , negative growth , oil revenues
CHEW AN LAI | A POEM
Amb Kanwal Sibal Commentary

In Moscow close to the Bolshoi, I was approached by Hou Noh Lai, I sensed it was his clear intent To share with me a document That from China he’d filtered out, Which he stated was all about Xi Jinping’s plans of brinksmanship To f....

June 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Commentary , China , democracy , Xi Jinping , Coronavirus , Moscow , Covid , Shanghai , CHEW AN LAI
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 11, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical
Dispute among German Virologists on Heinsberg Study
On April 9, the virology professor, Hendrik Streeck, presented "interim results” on the "Covid-19 Case Cluster Study" to the press. Streeck and an interdisciplinar....

April 11, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Chinese PLA , Oil , WHO , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Coronavirus Narrative , epidemic control
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 7, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
“Sectors, People and Regions… and second lockdowns” Europe sets up taskforces to ease coronavirus lockdowns
France, Spain, Belgium and Finland are among many countries that have set up expert committees to exam....

April 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Economic , China’s Economy , Coronavirus , WHO , COVID-19 , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , lockdown , corona bonds
Covid-19 and Indian Economy
Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Commentary

Epidemic is inversely proportional to economic enterprise and growth in any country. Likewise, any pandemic has a penchant to puncture the global economic growth. Corona virus will lead to recession and economic collapse if corrective measures with r....

April 06, 2020 Governance and Political Studies , Economic Studies , Commentary , World Bank , Covid , IMF , PM CARES Fund , 2008 financial crisis , GDP growth rate , contraction of economy , Economic Intelligence Unit , Corona impact , Coronisation
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 4, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical
Coronavirus: What are the symptoms of Covid-19?
While many people who become infected experience only mild symptoms, there are emergency warning signs to look out for, according to the US Centres for Disease Control ....

April 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , BRICS , Coronavirus , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily Scan CDC , Symptoms of Covid-19 , Vaccin , Disease Control , Economic armoury , COVID-19 fight , Outbreak
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 2, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical
Researchers show world leaders how to behave in a crisis
While political leaders have locked their borders, scientists have been shattering theirs, creating a global collaboration unlike any in history. Never before, ....

April 02, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Climate Change , Economic , COVID-19 , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Virus Outbreak , flu , National shutdown , coronavirus concerns , European financial unity
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 1, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Medical
Smart Thermometers Track the Spread of Coronavirus in US
The company, Kinsa Health, which produces internet-connected thermometers, created a US national map of fever levels on March 22. Kinsa thermometers connect to ....

April 01, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Coronavirus , WHO , COVID-19 , Covid , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Smart Thermometers Track , National Health Commission , Pompeo , Virus Outbreak , WTO , UN agencies , Subsidies food exports
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