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Pooran Chandra Pandey specializes in diplomacy, geo-politics and development cooperation covering energy, sustainability and climate and environment issues at intersection of India, China and Russia relations. A founding CEO of the Berlin-based global think tank, Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (2016-2018), he also worked with the United Nations (2011-2016) and Times of India (2007-2011), in senior leadership roles. He holds an MPhil degree in International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and has been professionally trained in Russia, China, Sweden, Germany, US, UK and Japan. Pooran is also a British Chevening Scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
India’s Path to 10.8 Million Covid-19 Cases: Socio-Economic Impact and State Response
In a March 24, 2020 press conference in Geneva, Michael Ryan, Chief Executive Director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme, remarked in a press conference in Geneva that India had “tremendous capacities” to deal with the coronavirus outbreak and that “it is exceptionally important that countries like India lead the way to show the world what can be done.” As governments continue to grapple with COVID-19, it is imperative to study which measures have been effective and which have not. This article takes a brief look at the actions the Indian government has taken to respond to the pandemic.
