India a strife-ridden majoritarian state in economic despair: Manmohan

He said that India needs to be prepared to deal with covid-19 regardless of the magnitude of the impact and must brace itself for its economic shock

"India faces imminent danger from the trinity of social disharmony, economic slowdown and a global health epidemic, " wrote former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in a column in The Hindu on Friday. He said that while crisis due to coronavirus (Covid-19) was an external shock for the country, the riots in Delhi and worsening economy were self-inflicted injuries.

Writing about communal riots in the national capital, the former PM wrote that the situation reminds of "dark periods in India's history". He wrote about the failure of institutions of law and order, justice and media.
 

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