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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 24, 2020
April 24 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3803
Strategic
US blasts China at Southeast Asian meeting on coronavirus
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told his Southeast Asian counterparts on April 23 that China is taking advantage of the world's preoccupation with the coronavirus pandemic to push its territorial ambitions in the South China Sea.

Tags : Coronavirus deaths , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Investigate China , Outbreak , US Navy , Virus infection

Kazakhstan Protests Chinese Language Article questioning its Territorial Integrity
April 23 , 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Commentary Views: 5378
On April 14, 2020, the Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan summoned Chinese ambassador Zhang Xiao to register a formal protest against the publication of an article on a major Chinese website, Sohu.com.

Central Asia, China, International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Central Asia , China , Chinese diplomacy. , Chinese medical assistance , Coronavirus , Hyper-nationalism , Kazakhstan , Manipur , Social Media , Territorial integrity , Wechat , Weibo

Fallout of COVID-19: Japanese and Koreans to shift base from China to India
April 23 , 2020 Prof Rajaram Panda
Article Views: 10897
The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan has dramatically altered the social, political and economic lives of millions in as many as 205 countries. No one can even hazard a guess the kind of life the people shall lead in the future as social and economic norms are going to be reset, requiring adjustment in quick time.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , FDI , HDFC Bank , Hyundai , Japan , POSCO , Samsung , South Korea , Supply chains , Suzuki , WTO

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 23, 2020
April 23 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 4117
Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten and Deputy Defence Secretary David L. Norquist described the four-tiered system and all other aspects of DOD's support to civilian agencies against coronavirus during a Pentagon news conference on April 22.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Donald Trump , Japan , Oil & Gas , Remittances , Super tankers , Unemployment , US , WHO

Pakistan: Disturbing Trends in the Handling of the Coronavirus Pandemic
April 23 , 2020 Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF
Article Views: 5037
The first case of coronavirus was reported in Pakistan on 26 February 2020 in Karachi. Thereafter, it spread to all the four provinces, the federal capital, so-called Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gi...

Pakistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : doubling rate , Lal Masjid , Pakistan Covid , Ramazan , Tableeghi Jamaat , Taftan quarantine center , Ulemas

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 22, 2020
April 22 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3936
As the Covid-19 pandemic shakes the global economy and disrupts the way we live, work, and conduct business, leaders are scrambling to manage the immediate fallout. But, as history proves, it’s also necessary to prepare for what’s next.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Safety concerns

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