2021-05-17 00:36:00
Rajiv Gauba, my IAS batchmate, has been the senior most bureaucrat of India over the covid era. I sent him my TOI articles on covid since March 2020 and he did read them (as per Whatsapp) but he has refused to follow any sensible policy - and, instead, allowed Modi to take India even into a bigger hole than it was in, already.
The IAS has TOTALLY failed - as the world's most incompetent bureaucracy (btw, I now consider Australia's bureaucracy - that REFUSES to provide frank and fearless advice despite being paid very heavily - to be no less incompetent - I am ASHAMED of the heavily paid DTF Secretary, for instance. He does not respond to open letters, does not respond to a detailed email from me, does not advise the government honestly).
By breaking all the laws and international covenants and by giving in to hysteria, nations worldwide have brought themselves to a sorry pass. The data are now very clear: more people have been killed by lockdowns than any lives saved. Over 50 studies/ reports to confirm the crimes against humanity we have seen since March 2020.
Do read Jayant Bhandari's article. I disagree with many of Jayant's habitually contemptuous statements about the people of India (he has a habit of generalising to the people and their culture) - but he has masterfully described what is going on in India. This piece is a classic and will stand the test of time.
https://libertyunbound.com/covid-in-india/
303 viewsSanjeev Sabhlok, edited 21:36