West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | June 2020
I) Political Developments Regional Impact of Covid-19: Waiting for the Second Shoe to Fall By end of May 2020, a modicum of usual disorder and instability began returning to the WANA region after three month long tryst with Covid-19 pandemic. While the uptick in infections and deaths continued in most countries, the issues concerning macro-economy and survival through oil […]
Russia Review | June 2020
Russia-US: telephone talk, bilateral talks, “foreign hand” & Afghan “bounty” The month started on an upbeat note for US-Russia relations, with a telephone call to President Putin from President Trump, in which (as per the Kremlin readout) the Russian President thanked his US counterpart for the timely donation of ventilators, the two Presidents congratulated themselves […]
East Asia Digest by Ambassador Gautam Bambawale | June 2020
I Overview China:• India – China Border Imbroglio• China issues a White Paper on its efforts to tackle Covid-19• Resurgence of Covid-19 in Beijing• US and China top diplomats meet in Hawaii Japan:• PM Abe announces a second stimulus package• Japan’s handling of Covid-19• Japanese Defense Minister warns of China’s intentions in Asia South Korea: […]
