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COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 26, 2020
March 26 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3042
In a press briefing on March 25, Pompeo mentioned that the US had tried to work with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) throughout by sending US scientists and experts to Wuhan, but the CCP wouldn’t permit that to happen. He mentioned that China knew about it, they were the first country to know about the risk to the world from this virus, and they repeatedly delayed sharing that information with the globe.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Chinese Communist Party , Coronavirus Outbreak , Food and Drug Administration , G7 , Japan , New York , Oil price war , US , World Bank

COVID-19 reaches Myanmar: Why India Must React Fast
March 25 , 2020 Jaideep Chanda
Commentary Views: 3683
In an article on 23 March 2020, noted Myanmar author and journalist Bertil Lintner raised the alarm about a number of respiratory disease related deaths in Myanmar and questioned the Government’s claim ...

Myanmar, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Coronavirus in Myanmar , COVID-19 in Myanmar , flatten the curve in Myanmar , Indian assistance to Myanmar in COVID-19

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, March 25, 2020
March 25 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3172
Saudi Arabia's King Salman will chair an extraordinary virtual summit of G20 leaders on March 26 to advance the global coordinated response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As well as the leaders of the G20 group, the heads of state of Jordan, Spain, Singapore and Switzerland will also participate in the summit.

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , economy , epidemic , G20 , Sanctions on Iran , Tokyo Olympics , UN human rights

Indo-Pacific meeting on COVID-19
March 25 , 2020 Amruta Karambelkar
Commentary Views: 3834
On 20th of March a teleconference was held amongst some countries of the Indo-Pacific on the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was called by US and the participating countries included India, Japan, Austra...

Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Australia , Corona Virus , COVID-19 , India , Indo-Pacific , International cooperation , Japan , New Zealand , QUAD , South Korea , US , Vietnam

COVID-19 in India: Strategy Has to Address Human Behavior
March 24 , 2020 Dr Arpita Mitra
Commentary Views: 5782
In the wake of the global crisis triggered by the novel Coronavirus pandemic, Jim O’Neill’s comments about Indian governance was not only uncharitable but also uncalled for.1 The discussion was about ho...

Governance and Political Studies, Historical and Civilisational Studies

Tags : Behavioral fatigue , China , Civic liberties , Coronavirus , Covid , governance , India , Isolation , Jim O'Neill , Lock down , Pandemic , Public health , Quarantine , Social distancing , strategy , UK

बिम्सटेक को आम COVID-19 संकट का समाधान करना चाहिए: प्रारंभिक तंत्र को अब लागू किए जाने की आवश्यकता है
March 24 , 2020 Dr Sreeradha Datta
Article Views: 2871
कोरोना वायरस से प्रभावित मामलों की संख्या भारत और अन्य जगहों पर बढ़ रही है, बीते कुछ हफ्तों में इसके संबंध में भय और आशंकाएं कई गुना बढ़ गई हैं। स्वास्थ्य और चिकित्सा क्षेत्रों के माध्यम से सूचना का प्र...

Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : BIMSTEC , COVID-19 , Hindi , SAARC , WHO , Wuhan Pandemic , कोरोना वायरस , वुहान

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