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COVID-19 second wave: India tackling the crisis on war-footing

India continues to reel under a relentless second wave of coronavirus. While urban India is showing a some semblance of order, rural India, particularly the interiors of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar – two of India’s most populous states have imploded and the situation has turned very grim. According to a report in the Indian Express, “between May 2 and May 8, as many as 306 districts just under half of the country were reporting a positivity rate of more than 20 per cent.” Without beds and doctors in hundreds villages spread across the vastness of India, how can any system, reach out to the millions who need urgent/immediate help in this pandemic?

News, Views and Obits

Post National Day Plenty of articles about independence, nationality et al. Most were disheartening. A bleak future is seen for this little Indian Ocean State. It is hoped India is not too piqued by the unilateral decision to not award them the Colombo Port’s East Terminal. Cass makes mention of one article: Celebrating ‘Independence’ Day again – hopefully last! By Prof Susirith Mendis in the Mid Week Review of The Island on Wednesday February 10. The Prof starts his argument not to celebrate independence from the British as it was only “self rule under the tutelage of the Queen of England” we received on February 4, 1948. He says we should instead, mark with celebration Republic Day on May 22. Cass’ brief rejoinder is that we do not now celebrate Independence day from the British but February 4 is celebrated and marked as

South Asia Weekly | XIV; 2

Sohini Nayak   The economy of the small and landlocked Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is predominantly based on agriculture, accounting for 60 percent of employment, along with cottage industries, tourism, hydroelectricity and local manufacturing. However, following the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy has more or less crumbled with a 3.5 percent contraction in real GDP (2020). While the World Bank suggests an annual GDP growth rate of 1.8 percent in 2021, the various ways of achieving the figure still remains unclea, with the structural framework for execution too remaining rudimentary. The structural weaknesses in the nation’s economic institutions are now a part of this developmental emergency, requiring some serious rebooting of the financial system. Even though economic stimulus package and recovery plans from the current pandemic-induced economic crisis have been rolled out by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the creation of an international community that can co

Bunting to be sworn in as Senate winds up 2020 schedule today

Bunting to be sworn in as Senate winds up 2020 schedule today
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