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Has a Cold War Started between U.S. and China?
Amb K P Fabian Article

China-U.S. relations are deteriorating at a rapid pace and some scholars have wondered whether we are witnessing the beginnings of Cold War 2 between the two biggest economies? On 21st July 2020, the U.S. State Department ordered that Chinese C....

August 04, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , US , China , Article , US , China , Taiwan , Trump , Japan , Globalisation , COVID-19 , UN Security Council , Hong Kong , Cold War , Nixon
Beijing’s New National Security Law: What it means for Hong Kong?
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

A resurgent China seeking a pie in every corner in the world has chosen to pursue a ruthless policy of expanding its global footprint by cajoling, coercion, policy of economic domination (read BRI), infringing on another country’s territorial sover....

July 14, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Donald Trump , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Senkaku Islands , New national security law , Basic Law , mini-constitution , Antony Dapiran , The Hague , Mike Pompeo , Emmanuel Macron , Abe Shinzo , Carrie Lam , Xiao Jianhua , Lee Bo , Simon Chesterman
Border Brinkmanship: A Miscalculation by China
Air Marshal SS Soman (Retd.) Article

India and China have been engaged in a tense military faceoff that has witnessed numerous violent incidents over the last two months in Eastern Ladakh. The standoff has resulted from an aggressive border brinkmanship triggered by China, to assert its....

July 09, 2020 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , China , Taiwan , LAC , Ladakh , Tibet , Galwan valley , Xinjiang , Air Power , Expansionist
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 28, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
European Union Plans $2 Trillion Coronavirus Response Effort
The European Union set out a $2 trillion coronavirus response plan, including a massive pooling of national financial resources that, if approved, would dee....

May 28, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , Singapore , Big Data , European Commission , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Huawei , Hong Kong , Arctic , Power of Siberia , Japan Tourist Industry , Gazprom , Nord Stream 2 , Meng Wangzhou , Merck , Superspreaders
China Study Group Report: Domestic Politics and Economy in China during COVID-19
Dr Teshu Singh Article

The Vivekananda international Foundation held a discussion on the developments in China amid the COVID-19 on 4 May 2020. The discussion focused on the Chinese President Xi Jinping and China's Domestic Politics and China's experience in the resumption....

May 26, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , South China Sea , NPC , Chinese economy , Xi Jinping , Taiwan , Wuhan , India-China relations , COVID-19 , Moderately Prosperous Society
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 19, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
Merkel, Breaking German ‘Taboo,’ Backs Shared E.U. Debt to Tackle Virus
Faced with economic calamity and the threat of the coronavirus further fracturing the European Union, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany on ....

May 19, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , tariffs , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Inflation , WHA , Merkel , Oil and Gas , Airline Travel , TRIPS , Dengue , BeiDou , Moderna
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 13, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
Japan, US affirm need for WTO reform
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer affirmed the need for reforms to the World Trade Organization in a phone call on May 12, the Fore....

May 13, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , Unemployment , COVID-19 Daily Scan , IMF , WTO Reform , Toyota , Consumer Prices , Energy Storage , Currency Crisis , Wuhan Probe , JL-3
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 7, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
Dollar strength exposes cracks in Asian emerging-market debt
The resilient U.S. dollar and the resulting weakness in emerging-market currencies amid the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the risk of default on Asian ....

May 07, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Taiwan , European Union , WHO , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Daily Scan , Daily scan , Resilient dollar , Debt Markets , Swiss National Bank , Currency Swaps , US- China tensions , Phase 1 trade deal , European Banking Authority , Short-time Work , LNG demand , Tomhawks , Khalilzad
COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, May 5, 2020
Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF COVID-19 Daily Scan

Economic
Coronavirus disproportionately affects women's health, finances
Among the clichéd role stereotypes, is that women are more responsible for children and the household, and perhaps care for older family members as well....

May 05, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Belt and Road Initiative , Taiwan , RBI , European Commission , COVID-19 Daily Scan , WTO , Women , Wall Street , US Treasury , Riyal , Indian Diaspora in Gulf
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