The Outlier Indian

The coronavirus crisis had laid threadbare the dark underbelly of India – The Migrant Workers. The Government of India has no clue about them, their numbers, their origin, their occupation, their plight, nothing at all. The Government is expected to take care of the well-being of all the citizens. Here, there is a significant chunk […]

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India’s coronavirus strategy is at odds with reality. It is going from the sublime to the ridiculous. When the cases were 500+, India clamped the first lockdown. As the number of cases increases, India continues with the lockdown strategy. Just that the number of relaxations also increases to keep pace with the infections. China lifted […]

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Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in India. The Government’s response continues to be neither here nor there. Half-baked lockdown continues to yield half-baked results. As the days of lockdown continue to rise, the pitch for a stimulus package for Indian Economy becomes louder by the day. With each passing day, the Industry bodies keep releasing […]

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The coronavirus lockdown has had unintended consequences. The gravest of outcome has befallen a section of Indian Citizens, whose existence itself was oblivious to all, including the Indian State. The misery, the trauma, the suffering that these people have undergone and are still facing is an unparalleled human tragedy. They meet this fate in their […]

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Coronavirus is wreaking havoc. Lives are at stake. The economy is in a tailspin. Stories of anxiety and misery abound. There is panic all-around. Our Prime Minister has addressed the country thrice, live, in less than a month. Narendra Modi reckons a war that Indians have to win against the invisible enemy. The Prime Minister […]

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A nation is facing a health crisis. Everyone, be it in government or private jobs, is hearing about salary cuts, worse layoffs. Self-employed, white-collar or blue-collar, have no idea when their next earnings will come through. Wherever one looks, only stories of anxiety and misery are to be seen and heard. The future is uncertain, […]

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The coronavirus cases, as on 24th March, was about 500+. Two weeks into the lockdown, the cases are now 5000+. Affected districts rose from 62 to 257. As against one district with 10+ cases, now 70 districts have 10+ cases. By all account, the intensity of coronavirus cases is increasing. Yet; the central Government has […]

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India reported the first case of coronavirus on 30th January 2020. Even after seeing the fate of Wuhan and Italy in February, ravaged by the coronavirus, the Government of India kept dragging its feet. International flights continued bringing in coronavirus till 20th March. After dabbling with a Janta Curfew for a day, on a Sunday, […]

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India has been taking incremental steps to combat the coronavirus. On a daily basis, the Government has been announcing further measures to contain the disease. Seemingly, the Government is walking a fine line between ensuring that the situation does not spiral out of control and not creating a panic situation either. Janta Curfew is another […]

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Supposedly, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has acted swiftly in the Yes Bank issue. State Bank of India (SBI) has been roped in as the white knight. The Finance Minister has said that the depositors will be protected at all cost. RBI has said that the issue will be resolved within the outer limit […]

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