There are two recent images of global India. The first is India as the world’s vaccine exporter, sending supplies of Covid vaccines to diverse countries from South America to South Asia. The other is the government’s furious line against pro-farmers-protest tweets of music star Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg, cracking down on those who shared a “toolkit”, jailing Disha Ravi and continuing police deployment at farm protest sites.
The vaccine export drive aims to showcase “atmanirbhar” India as a manufacturing hub and vaccine supplier to the world. Towards this end, PM Modi has announced the focus on ease of doing business and declared that the role of the private sector is vital as wealth creators create jobs. FM Sitharaman has Read More
