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कोविड-19 पर हिंद-प्रशांत बैठक
May 1 , 2020 Amruta Karambelkar
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हिंद-प्रशांत के कुछ देशों के बीच 20 मार्च को कोविड-19 महामारी पर टेलीकॉन्फ्रेंस आयोजित की गई। बैठक अमेरिका ने बुलाई और उसमें भारत, जापान, ऑस्ट्रेलिया, दक्षिण कोरिया, न्यूजीलैंड तथा वियतनाम आदि देशों ने ...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Hindi , अंतरराष्ट्रीय संबंध , कोविड-19 , कोविड-19 महामारी , कोविड-19 संकट , दक्षिण कोरिया , हिंद-प्रशांत , हिंद-प्रशांत बैठक

Myanmar Ethnic Strife: The Rise of Arakan Army
April 30 , 2020 Dr Cchavi Vasisht
Article Views: 11670
On 10 April 2009, the separatist Arakan Army (AA) established itself as a “revolutionary armed organisation” in Myanmar. Till 2015, it operated in Kachin and Shan States under the guidance of the Kachin...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : 11th Anniversary of Arakan Army , Arakan army , Arakan Dream 2020 , India’s Role. , Myanmar Government and Tatmadaw , Riverine Warfare , Way of Rakhita

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 30, 2020
April 30 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3996
There are two virus research-related facilities in Wuhan- Wuhan Institute of Virology and the other is the Wuhan Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Unlike Wuhan Centre for Disease Prevention and Control which is closer to the alleged wet market responsible for the pandemic, the Wuhan Institute of Virology is located a certain distance from the Hunan seafood market.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Air Pollution , Air Traffic , Amazon , BSL-4 Lab , Christian Drosten , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Federal Reserve , Green Recovery , IATA , Locusts , Medical Waste , Oman , Pakistan , Remedesvir , Russia , Shenzhen , Tax Havens , US GDP , Wuhan Institute of Virology

What the World Needs to Revise? – Lessons from Repository of Indian Civilisation’s Thought and Praxis
April 30 , 2020 Gunjan Pradhan Sinha
Article Views: 4332
As we stand amidst a crisis owing to the pandemic caused by the rapid spread of the deadly corona virus, there lie shrouded in ignorance and oversight immense learning for the world from Indian Food Eth...

Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Bhojana Dharma , COVID19 , dharma , Dharmaśa̅stras , Doṣa̅s , Food Ethics

Known and Unknown Facts about North Korea: Is Kim Jong-un still alive?
April 29 , 2020 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 6284
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: 3872
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

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