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Economists have been moderating their growth forecasts as the second phase of Covid has been running its course. Most commentators agree that the economy should be back at year-end to where it was two years ago. The question is what will happen beyond that. Should one expect a return to rapid economic growth, or is the country headed for medium-term disappointment? T N Ninan talks about the possibilities. Read here
The last three months have been the gravest period of national tragedy and there’s definitely an undercount of Covid deaths. But an undercount of total deaths at a mass scale is tougher, writes Shekhar Gupta
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