Modi rose to power largely on the development plank, as someone who could deliver on high growth and pass tough reforms. But the contrary has happened.
ISSUE DATE: January 18, 2021
UPDATED: January 9, 2021 08:18 IST
India Today issue, January 18, 2021
If 2020 was the year that changed everything, 2021 begins with many questions about what lies ahead. We are trapped between a pandemic that is still raging in many parts of the world and the promise of a post-pandemic world with the launch of several Covid-19 vaccines. This is a hopeful beginning for the new year, especially with two vaccines cleared for use in India. As we know, the vaccine is not a cure for Covid-19, only a means to slow the spread of the virus. It will be at least two years before a large percentage of the global population is vaccinated. We are, therefore, now in a twilight zone with the pandemic.