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Continuing Security Partnership between USA and Pakistan: India has to live with it
March 30 , 2020 Gautam Sen
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Dr. Mark T. Espar, US Defence Secretary has in a telephonic conversation with Pakistani Army chief, Qamar Javed Bajwa on 19th March, 2020 reaffirmed his country`s long-term mutually beneficial security ...

International Relations and Diplomacy, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , India's developmental efforts , Khalizad , Mark Espar , Pakistan , Peace Agreement , Taliban , Trump's visit to India

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 30, 2020
March 30 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3346
As of March 26, 102 Chinese firms have been granted access to the European market, according to Song Haibo, Chairman of the China Association of In Vitro Diagnostics, compared with just one being licensed in the US.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Coronavirus , Coronavirus lockdown , Coronavirus Outbreak , Covid , Covid-19 Testing Kits , Daily scan , Global Economy , Social Distancing Guidelines , Wuhan

Only way to combat coronavirus pandemic is through global cooperation
March 30 , 2020 Amb Kanwal Sibal
Commentary Views: 2809
The unavoidable lockdown in China that has caused disruptions in the global supply chains will now motivate countries to cut reliance on China for critical supplies by building domestic capacities or mo...

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Coronavirus , Covid 19 , Global cooperation , Multilateralism , Narendra Modi

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 28, 2020
March 28 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3424
Global food security concerns are mounting as some governments contemplate restricting the flow of staple foods amid panic buying and disrupted supply chains with around a fifth of the world’s population under lockdown due to corona virus.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : corona crisis , Coronavirus , Covid , COVID-19 vaccine development , Daily scan , Food security concerns , G20 , Healthcare , UN Security Council , ventilator procurement scheme

Corona Crisis: Graphs and Tables
March 27 , 2020 Sanjay Kumar
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 8640

Tags : corona crisis , Coronavirus , Covid , Daily scan , Global Situation

Opportunities in the Covid Crisis
March 27 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Commentary Views: 4346
Every crisis comes with opportunities. The Covid-19 crisis presents the country with an unprecedented opportunity to have a hard look at the present state of the economy and think of strategies to stren...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : Covid 19 , Health sector , manufacturing sector , Opportunities India , R & D , Rebuilding and reshaping economy , Skilling & training , Telemedicine

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