Thread by @gchikermane

ALERT: a #tweetstorm on the recent work of @orfonline scholars on and around #COVID19 follows.
Do read and share these cutting-end analyses.

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Harsh Pant and @KartikBommakan1: China is using #COVID19 as an opportunity for potential Chinese military action
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.@TanushreeChand4: As the world soldiers on to combat #COVID19, another global catastrophe involving higher stakes and no cure looms large — the threat posed by unmitigated climate change orfonline.org/expert-speak/l…

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.@KanchanGupta: To fight #COVID19 crisis, the Constitutional instruments of governance have to change and enable nimble-footed policy-making. Step 1: shift health from the State List to the Concurrent List orfonline.org/expert-speak/c…

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.@seemasirohi: P5 must act without China – and before China bribes, intimidates or coerces the non-permanent members in the UNSC – and demand China shuts down “wet markets” in the interest of global security orfonline.org/expert-speak/p…

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.@Abhijit_M007: For the mathematically-inclined, an analysis of what #COVID19 will cost India: $40.9 billion in the first quarter
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.@KabirTaneja and @raffpantucci: Terrorists are cynically exploiting #COVID19 fears to draw more attention to themselves: beware
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.@Anushka_Shah10: The walled city of Ahmedabad is a ticking #COVID19 time bomb which will explode if the curfew is lifted
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.@prachimittal06: A demand shock can recover with V- and U-shaped paths, but a supply shock could lead to an L-shaped path unless the government introduces significant reforms
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.@aditiratho and @soumyabh_swears: Needed – a roadmap for cooperation among states to mitigate the stress on inter-state migrants
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.@oommen: We need to know the scale of the spread before we decide where we extend the lockdown and where we lift it
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.@kabirtaneja: The effects of #COVID19 on the geo-politics of one of the most volatile regions in the world are playing out on multiple levels
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.@oommen: India’s preparations as well as inventory, in contrast to the vast needs that we will face in the coming days from what these country examples indicate, look extremely modest
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.@abhijit227: With tanker rates falling dramatically in past weeks – a virus-led drop combined with the oil price war – and a precipitous decline in the maritime charter market, mariners are struggling to stay optimistic
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.@navdeepsuri: An inflow of young migrants will provide just the stimulus that Australia needs to come out of this #COVID19-inspired recession. But will the politics allow it?

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.@sushantsareen: Every time an organisation like #TablighiJamaat is given a free pass, it feels that it can cock a snook at authorities without any consequences. Such impunity will have to end in the post #COVID19 world order
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.@khalidbshah: Most of the issues that have risen out of the current lockdown have been resolved in a much better manner in J&K. Central and the state governments should seek inputs from them to make the #lockdown experience seamless
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.@chitraSD: Why is the keeper of international public health conscience and morality happy to cover up for China?
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.@shashitharoor and @samirsaran: Many will find in this pandemic an opportunity to close themselves off to the international community. India must defy such impulses
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.@samirsaran: India cannot, and must not, remain shut for longer than what it takes to get its act together. Lives matter; so does the economy. Let’s not force ourselves into a corner where we have to make a false choice
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.@samirsaran: The WHO’s overt deference to China’s interests during #COVID19 should be an immediate warning sign to democracies around the world
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And finally, me -- @gchikermane: While most wealthy nations can focus on life, in a poor country like India, it is crucial to balance lives and livelihoods while fighting #COVID19
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.@gchikermane: All institutions of the State are working together to fight #COVID19 – Centre, States, Judiciary, physical, fiscal, monetary: gone is the inertia, the turf wars, the power politics
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.@gchikermane: We must turn Independent India’s biggest challenge, #COVID19, into India’s biggest opportunity. We must act today so future generations benefit from our policy signature through the rest of the 21st century
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.@gchikermane: the #COVID19 crisis has given the world an opportunity to reset itself and the #G20 has taken the first steps. How this inception turns into reality will be a work in progress
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