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G20 comes to the fore again

Global Times, 03/26/2020

The current COVID-19 is the worst global pandemic to hit the world in a century, only surpassed by the 1918 influenza virus that killed 50 million people. As of this writing, the virus has been found in 175 countries and regions, with 471,000 cases and 21,000 deaths worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the epidemic is still accelerating. And it will not abate any time soon. While some specialists speak of a time horizon of three to four months, others predict waves of cases that may last for two years. 

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Indian Foreign Policy: The Rise of the South and Indo-LAC Relations

with Hari Seshasayee
in Understanding Transition in South Asia: Economy, Politics and Society (Essays in Honour of Partha S. Ghosh), Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury and Vikash Kumar, eds.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s opening address at the 48th Annual World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2018 was unique in many ways. It was the first time in 20 years that an Indian prime minister spoke in Davos, not since Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda had done so in 1997. The hour-long-speech was also delivered in Hindi, a departure from the usual practice of Indian leaders at major international fora, who would normally rely on the Queen´s English, which, after all, is one of India’s official government languages. The speech also made a passionate defence of globalisation, arguing against the many fractures that are bedevilling the contemporary world, and making the case for India as a stalwart of open economic policies and an ideal FDI destination.

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