Articles

Hydroxychloroquine: Pandemic, Parasites and Politics

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

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

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

Round Table Discussion on ‘Post COVID-19: India and the Neighbourhood’

Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a Round Table Discussion (RTD) on ‘Post COVID-19: India and the Neighbourhood’ on 11 May 2020. Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman VIF, delivered the opening remarks followed with presentations b....

May 13, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Interaction , SAARC , Neighbourhood , Post COVID-19 , Hydroxychloroquine , Political developments