Mihir Sharma
Why disease and xenophobia go hand in hand
The central human fallacy is to assume that if international travel helps spread disease, a perceived “foreign” group is most likely to be carriers.
Coronavirus racism against NE Indians: How can govt prevent Sino-phobia from hurting our own?
While US President Donald Trump is constantly calling coronavirus the ‘Chinese virus’, people from northeast India are being targeted, abused and attacked.
Defence
Army may recall retd personnel with medical expertise if fight against Covid-19 intensifies
The Army has made a composite list of all those who retired in the last two years, especially focussing on those with medical expertise and trained technicians.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.