Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the uncanny knack of turning adversity into opportunity. When he began his address to the nation on May 12—his fifth since he imposed an unprecedented nationwide lockdown—most expected him to dwell on how his government was handling the COVID-19 pandemic and on plans for an exit strategy. After all, the number of coronavirus cases since the country went into lockdown on March 25 had risen from 564 to 70,756, and over 2,293 Indians had died of the disease. The lockdown had already been extended twice and will complete 55 days on May 17 when the third phase ends. Yet, half the country’s 733 districts remain in the red and orange zones where most of the restrictions on movement will continue into Lockdown 4.0. With these districts accounting for as much as half of India’s GDP, the prospects for economic revival look bleak. More ominously, there are no signs of the infection curve flattening to indicate that the virus has been effectively contained.
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