Dealing with Covid-19 requires more democracy, less bureaucracy
Democracy is the only way to answer demands that this transition will put on the state and society. Urban India [...]
Democracy is the only way to answer demands that this transition will put on the state and society. Urban India [...]
Developing a decentralised, community-led and inclusive response will be crucial.
Today’s choices will determine the future of the Indian State’s relationship with citizens.
Field workers are playing a critical role in helping communities access government schemes and services.
With characteristically limited living-spaces in IDP camps, social distancing and self-isolation will be difficult to achieve.
Lockdown had a huge impact on rural and tribal people, whose main livelihood was daily wage labour or selling of [...]
A leadership role in mobilising global collaboration to fight COVID-19 would be in line with India’s traditional activism.
Rework migrant policies; reset the Covid-19 crisis management set-up, and improve communication.
Wastewater management, better infrastructure and improved protection of sanitation workers is needed first.
‘Cooperative federalism’ propagated by the State was inadequate in taking States on board when lockdown was began.