The Pakistani media may never undertake a full-throated challenge to the diktats of the deep state, but sometimes it is angry enough to let out a roar.
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Just when the opposition finally seemed to be getting on track in taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government at the Centre, it got derailed again with its personal attack against him. Questioning PM Modi for his botched up handling of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic or his flawed vaccine policy was wise, but questioning his crying and mocking him for shedding ‘crocodile tears’ is equally unwise.
A photo of what appeared to be the front page of
The New York Times (but was actually a satirical post by a parody Twitter handle called The Daily New York Times) quickly took off and caught people’s interest. Many mistook the image of a crocodile carrying the headline ‘India’s PM cried’ for real, and made it viral on social media. The opposition and Modi’s critics thought they had found the perfect tool to target him with, following his ’emotional’ moments during a virtual interaction with health workers from Varanasi.
Only one state prioritised health post-lockdown as India rushed to open economy, finds study
In the fourth quarter of 2020, Indian states were preparing for a post-pandemic world, without improving the readiness for a future Covid-19 wave.
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Following on the heels of declining Covid-19 cases and promising news about the vaccine in the fourth quarter of 2020, the Indian states exhibited urgency in liberalising business activity under pressure from the economy. States rushed to soften policies on land, labour, and liquidity, with little focus on strengthening public health safeguards. Of the 27 positive state-level reforms that CSIS tracked in the fourth quarter, only one prioritised health. Seven states introduced processes to fast-track investments, three states relaxed labour laws, two states announced multiple incentives for micro and small-scale enterprises (MSME), and three states eased c