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“Responding to an Epidemic Requires a Compassionate State”: How Has the Indian State Been Doing in the Time of COVID-19? (2020)

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian government, led by Narendra Modi, imposed a stringent lockdown with only four hours notice. It paid no attention to the millions of migrants who work on a temporary basis in Indian cities. Most lost their livelihoods as a result of the lockdown, and millions sought to return to their native villages. At the same time, the rural economy confronted its own difficulties caused by the lockdown. The relief that the Modi government offered to the large numbers of poor people who had been adversely affected by its response to COVID-19 was limited and poorly delivered. The episode showed the lack of responsiveness of Indian democracy to the needs of working people and the failures of development. Yet Modi's particular brand of authoritarian populism worked so well that a government displaying very little compassion retained strong popular support.

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Authors & Contributors
Fernando Rosa
Gerardo Ienna
Arnold, David J.
Brigo, Francesco
Merle Eisenberg
Stefania Achella
Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Pandemics
Public health
Medicine and society
Medicine and politics
Epidemics
Time Periods
21st century
20th century, early
19th century
20th century
Places
India
South Asia
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
New Zealand
Japan
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