Six months of pandemic: Why India lost the battle
India

Six months of pandemic: Why India lost the battle

A brief timeline of the Narendra Modi Government’s action (and inaction) in India from the time World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 a ‘pandemic’ on March 11

Subodh Varma
September 17, 2020
COVID-19: How and why India is losing the battle
India

COVID-19: How and why India is losing the battle

Despite the pandemic’s late entry into the country and younger population, on several counts, India is steadily losing the battle against the coronavirus

Subodh Varma
August 30, 2020
Understanding India’s low COVID-19 death rate
India

Understanding India’s low COVID-19 death rate

Contrary to the Narendra Modi government’s claims, India’s low case fatality rate in the COVID-19 pandemic is not because of any well-thought out strategy. It is rather due to a relatively young population and some statistical tricks

Subodh Varma
August 21, 2020
India’s Independence Day 2020 – distressed people, indifferent rulers
India

India’s Independence Day 2020 – distressed people, indifferent rulers

Never before has India been so besieged by crises – the pandemic, devastated economy, an eroded constitutional system. But the resistance is swelling up

Subodh Varma
August 15, 2020
Why is govt. unable to control COVID-19 surge in India
India

Why is govt. unable to control COVID-19 surge in India

More testing but weak contact tracing, and no protection to workers is causing the surge but the Indian government led by prime minister Narendra Modi is living in la-la land

Subodh Varma
July 30, 2020
Record harvest, record stocks: Yet, why are India’s people hungry?
India

Record harvest, record stocks: Yet, why are India’s people hungry?

It is beyond belief and understanding why the Indian government led by prime minister Narendra Modi is refusing to distribute the mountain of food grain stocks sitting in its warehouses

Subodh Varma
July 26, 2020
What’s common to three Covid kings – US, Brazil and India?
World

What’s common to three Covid kings – US, Brazil and India?

These three countries with over a million COVID-19 cases each, led by men who came to power in a very similar manner, also followed similar stumbling paths, making the same kind of mistakes

Subodh Varma
July 21, 2020
Big 5 of COVID: Guess what is common to these top affected countries
World

Big 5 of COVID: Guess what is common to these top affected countries

The US, Brazil, Russia, India and the United Kingdom have larger than life leaders, but the pandemic has exposed their flaws, at great cost

Subodh Varma
June 14, 2020