By asserting authority at borders and in digital space, India has sent clear signals to the Red Dragon that it will not take the latter’s belligerence lying down. The government has played a master-stroke by banning Chinese apps and denting their pride and hurting them where it hurts, contends Renuka Goel. When the Indian government announced on 29 June 2020 that it was banning 59 apps developed by Chinese firms, the country was in shock. Not only was this an unprecedented move by India, it was also a first in the series of steps to confront Chinese aggression and tame…
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From nowhere being close to self-reliant, the Mission Atmanirbhar Bharat sprints off in India even in the thick of the raging pandemic to make it a leading player in the export of PPEs and masks to the world, explains Jyothi Menon with facts and figures. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat has lent a new vigour to the country’s manufacturing sector that, like most other sectors, had received major setbacks during the Covid-19 pandemic. Manufacturing is a significant economic catalyst in India and PM Modi’s call for a self-reliant India has given the sector the necessary impetus to…
The Covid Suraksha Mission has taken off and India is almost there without having to knock at the doors of other nations. With right logistics, the country can meet the WHO’s estimate that a 65-70 per cent vaccine coverage rate is sufficient to reach population immunity, evaluates Aarti Asthana. The Covid-19 pandemic provided India the perfect opportunity to play leader to the world that is rushing to find a ‘safe’ vaccine for the dreaded infection. India is not only leading the R&D of the Covid-19 vaccine, it is a crucial cog in the vaccination development process needed the world over.…
Despite the debilitating economic effects of the pandemic, India managed to bounce back and script a story in optimism. When the pandemic was at its worst, foreign investors were putting money into the country at a pace faster than before and the government took timely steps to cushion the pandemic’s health and economic impacts, affirms Prachi Desai. The discussions and discourses on economy in the year 2020 and the forecasts for 2021 centred mostly on the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic. The crisis that came as a global shock interrupted both demand and supply chains the world over. The impact was…
The nation-wide lockdown came as a blessing in disguise to the beleaguered flora and fauna of the country. With the air cleaner and fresher and the green cover taking a cue from an amendable environment, Mumbai looked and felt like a shadow of its pristine past. The onus is on now on us to ensure that Nature continues to thrive and flourish, reminds Nikita Shastri. The national lockdown that came into effect on 25 March 2020 triggered a myriad fears among citizens who weren’t sure what to expect in the days to come. The lockdown drastically affected life across the…
The Covid-19 broke their hearts but not their spirits. When all seemed hopelessly lost and survival looked bleak, Mumbai scripts heartening never-say-die stories of enterprise and sets an example to all those who give up without a semblance of fights in the wake of adversities, discovers Tanya Sinha. The Covid-19 crisis came like a bolt from the blue with mankind having no clue to ward it off. With it came the inevitable lockdown and its attendant risks. The biggest setback was the Economy which took a bad hit – loss of jobs, pay cuts, businesses shutting down et al. The…
The lockdown may have pinned people down to their homes but many put their anxiety and restive moments to creative use. Some learnt new craft, some took to art to express themselves and some rediscovered themselves through other pursuits, finds Mamta Gupta. Glancing out of the balcony of her cosy two-bedroom apartment in Mumbai, 25-year-old management consultant Meenakshi Prabhu nervously paced the breadth of her bedroom. The restlessness clearly visible on her face, countless cups of coffee, dollops of her favourite ice cream, even the company of her six-month old indie pup didn’t seem to comfort ‘Meenu’, as she’s known…
The pandemic in its wake brought a plethora of problems – among other things deflating psychologies – but it had a proverbial silver lining to it too as people confined to their homes realised the negatives of their fragmented lives and found they could strengthen blood relations by spending quality time with each other, observes Sonal Aggarwal. The Covid-19 pandemic hit countries around the world, unexpectedly and brutally. It was no different with India where it swamped the lives of millions, disrupting everything and setting a ‘new normal’ along the way. The pandemic changed the way humans live life…
The Covid-19 threw the mankind in throes of uncertainty, cramped inside homes and making peace with expediencies. Shrugging off all despair, people showed exemplary crisis management to tide over and brave it out with smiles, appreciates Aarti Asthana. If there’s one thing that the year 2020 has taught the world, it’s to live in the moment: Carpe Diem as in to seize the moment. It was the acute uncertainty of the Covid-19 situation that fetched India her first lockdown from March 25 kept millions within her borders home-bound, for days on end. And, it was then that the uncertainty of…
In a welcome change people are taking recourse to traditional streams and therapies of medicine to put up a stiff fight against the marauding Covid-19. Boosting immunity, quitting vices and adopting healthier lifestyles turned out to be trumps in this battle, points out Vinita Pathak. If it were not for the Covid-19 crisis, year 2020 would have culminated differently for India, just like the rest of the world. The pandemic scare shook the most advanced of nations and challenged human intelligence to the core. To control the spread of the ‘highly-infectious’ disease, people looked out for every possible option to…