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Known and Unknown Facts about North Korea: Is Kim Jong-un still alive?
April 29 , 2020 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 5494
Introduction
One of the most isolated countries in contemporary world, North Korea is never short of news and hogs the limelight in international media outlets.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Baektu Bloodline , China , collective leadership , Coronavirus , dynasty , instability , Kim Jong-un , Kim yo-jong , military , Missiles , NPT , Nuclear Weapons , power transition , President Donald Trump , regime collapse , regime instability , scenarios , succession

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 29, 2020
April 29 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3687
The biosafety laboratories are divided into four biosafety levels (BSL) or pathogen/protection levels. At the lowest level of biosafety, precautions may consist in regular hand-washing and minimal protective equipment.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Australia , Big Tech , Biosafety Laboratories , China Military Budget , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Digital Advertising , Economic Coercion , Electricity Consumption , EU , Export Restrictions , Global Tea Market , Idlib , Oscars , Paycheck Protection Program , Port Authorities Roundtable , S&P 500 , Serum Institute , Starbucks , Tokyo2020 , Xiaokang Shehui

The Dichotomy of Economic Imperative and Security Dilemma: The Chinese Telecom Companies in India
April 29 , 2020 Rup Narayan Das
Article Views: 6770
The outbreak and spread of Covid-19 and Chinese government’s failure to share its timely information to the outside world have raised question mark about the transparency of the communist regime there. ...

Technological and Scientific Studies, Economic Studies

Tags : Australia , Huawei , India , National Security Council , security threats , smartphones , USA , ZTE

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 28, 2020
April 28 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3551
During the early stages of the outbreak, doctors in many countries placed patients on to ventilators based on low levels of blood oxygen. “At the beginning we were treating the numbers — people’s low blood-oxygen levels — whereas now we have migrated. 

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Brazil , Brexit , CDC , Central Bank , college education , Coronavirus Symptoms , Coronavirus Testing , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Digital Currency , Food Security , Indonesia , Khalifa Haftar , Lebanon , Netherlands , renewable energy , Russia , Sharing Economy , US- China Economic and Security Review Commission , Ventilators

Diaspora in Doldrums
April 28 , 2020 Amb Anil Trigunayat, Distinguished Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 4307
Covid 19 virus has brought the world to a standstill and imposed an overly defensive mode. Countries are cut off with one another with increasing restrictions on movement. Only stranded citizens or some...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : COVID-19 , Evacuation , Immigration , Indian Diaspora , Trump

लॉकडाउन 2.0: ध्यान अर्थव्यवस्था को पुनः आरंभ करने पर होगा
April 28 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 3832
3 मई, 2020 तक लॉकडाउन बढ़ाने के प्रधानमंत्री की घोषणा के साथ ही भारत में कोरोना वायरस महामारी की गहनता और इसकी व्यापकता को लेकर चिंताएं बढ़ गई हैं। प्रधानमंत्री ने यह कहते हुए इसे स्पष्ट किया कि लॉकडाउन स...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Hindi , PPE , अर्थव्यवस्था , आईएमएफ , कोरोना , महामारी , मीडिया , लॉकडाउन 1.0 , लॉकडाउन 2.0 , वैश्विक प्रभाव , सोशल डिस्टेसिंग

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