A post-pandemic reconstruction plan must entail big infrastructure investments and clearing out regulatory cholesterol Even as we grapple with the anxieties and uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic, two things are clear.
First, its impact on Indian society will be unprecedented. Second, the crisis will pass, leaving us with the task of recovery, reconstruction and rejuvenation.
While much of our management of the coronavirus outbreak has been reactive in nature, it is both possible and incumbent upon us to start planning for life after the pandemic.
It might sound presumptuous to say this at a time when the energies of our Union and state governments are focused on the gargantuan task of managing the consequences of the outbreak and