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To Lockdown or Not
April 12 , 2020 Amb Satish Chandra, Vice Chairman, VIF
Commentary Views: 3873
All Indians await with bated breath the government's decision as to what should be done on expiry of the current countrywide lockdown. There are no easy answers and this is an occasion when no one would...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Coronavirus , COVID-19 , economy , Graded lifting , lockdown , Rising infections

COVID-19 in Central Asia: Responses and Resolutions
April 11 , 2020 Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6615
Dealing with the coronavirus pandemic has become a serious challenge for countries across the globe. The virus has stressed public health systems worldwide and disrupted the global economy. The novel Coronavirus that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December 2019 has spread globally and is being reported daily around the world.

Central Asia, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Central Asia , Coronavirus Pandemic , COVID-19 , Economic Slowdown , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyz Republic , Migrants , precautionary measures , relief packages , Remittances , Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 11, 2020
April 11 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 4273
On April 9, the virology professor, Hendrik Streeck, presented "interim results” on the "Covid-19 Case Cluster Study" to the press. Streeck and an interdisciplinary team from the University Hospital of Bonn had carried out study on transmission of the virus in the past few weeks in the Heinsberg district.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese PLA , Coronavirus Narrative , Covid , Daily scan , epidemic control , Oil , WHO

Covid-19: Can it be the Sputnik Moment for India?
April 11 , 2020 Rup Narayan Das
Commentary Views: 5232
History often tells us that the best in you comes out in the worst of circumstances. At times devastations caused both by man and nature has impelled people and nations to rebuild from the ruins. There...

Economic Studies, Governance and Political Studies

Tags : APIS , COVID-19 , Domestic manufacurers , India China trade , Telecom equipment

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 10, 2020
April 10 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3607
"To those who wish us harm, make no mistake: even with the challenges that this disease has brought to our shores, the Department of Defense stands ready to meet any threat and defend our nation," Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist said during a news conference at the Pentagon on April 9.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Coronavirus crisis , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Economic downturn , Global peace , IMF , Lockdowns , Parliamentary election

Rethinking National Security in an Age of Pandemics
April 10 , 2020 PK Khup Hangzo, Associate Fellow, VIF
Article Views: 6055
National security has traditionally been defined and understood in military terms. This notion of national security focuses on threats such as external armed aggression, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), terrorism, insurgencies etc.

National Security and Strategic Studies

Tags : China , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , insurgency , Internal Security , Jammu and Kashmir , Left Wing Extremism , national security , National Security Strategy , North-East , Pakistan , Pandemic , Security , Terrorism

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