Politics Through Lens of Health: Covid Has Exposed All Hyperboles
With 14 beds per 10,000 people, India ranks 184 among 191 countries in terms of health infrastructure. Have we really progressed as a nation?
Dr Kiran Bala 04 June 2021, Last Updated at 1:03 pm File photo Dr Kiran Bala 2021-06-04T12:56:19+05:30 Politics Through Lens of Health: Covid Has Exposed All Hyperboles outlookindia.com 2021-06-04T13:03:29+05:30
The year 2014 was a watershed period in the history of the world’s largest democracy after two-and-a-half decade, the Indian parliament saw a majority government by NDA. Despite a coalition with other parties, the BJP won the majority of seats in 16th general elections. A unique, and first-of-its-kind, oath-taking ceremony was held at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhawan with SAARC nation heads attending the grand ceremony. Citizens of India had voted for the promised new dawn of achhe din (good times). Althou