India amidst The Coronavirus Pandemic
Friday, June 5, 2020 At the time of writing this article, India stands seventh amongst countries worst hit by Covid-19 crisis, just behind Italy, which, once, was far ahead of us. So where exactly did we go wrong?.... Here's my view on it. Before getting started, let me make it clear that all the thoughts expressed in this are personal, and that I do not associate myself with any of the political parties and/or Right/Left wing organisation(s). Also, my thoughts are purely based on information available in the public domain and nothing more. Imposing Lockdown We got into lockdown without actually being sure of its effectiveness in Indian scenario. We are India. We need customisation in literally everything- right from our hairstyle, to the clothes we wear, the gadgets we use. In a nutshell, what may work in some other region, say the West, whom we always idealise, may NOT work the same way here, whether it's lockdown or wearing a three piece suit in Thar, it...