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100			_aGowda, M. V. Rajeev and Thakur, Fiza _945237
245			_aInsights from India’s encounters with Covid-19
260			_aJournal of Human Values
300			_a29(2), May, 2023: p.115-121
520			_aThe uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to pose extraordinary challenges to policymakers worldwide. The recent lifting of restrictions in China raised the spectre of another wave of infections beyond its borders, which has thankfully not occurred, so far. Now, three years after the pandemic emerged, policy assumptions and responses are being re-evaluated—from whether the virus emerged as a laboratory leak, to whether vaccines have efficacy, to whether Sweden’s laissez-faire approach was superior to other countries’ ambitious interventions. We examine India’s experience with COVID-19—impressionistically—to draw larger lessons for policymakers. India’s responses were a mix of hits and misses. Some measures helped contain the pandemic and assisted those in need. Other measures seemed performative—geared towards garnering glory on the global stage. Together, they throw light on the challenges of coping with a crisis in real time. – Reproduced https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09716858231167513
773			_aJournal of Human Values
906			_aCOVID-19 PANDEMIC
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