Dr A. Didar Singh

IS INDIA HEADING TOWARDS A ‘V-SHAPED’ RECOVERY?

February 1, 2021

The year 2020 has come and gone but the challenge of Covid-19 remains. Economically, the impact has been devastating across the globe and everyone is hoping for a better time in 2021 and 2022. The global pandemic has been abysmal for the global economy, with it impacting about 184 countries...

Geopolitics in the time of Covid-19

July 21, 2020

It would appear that coronavirus is here to stay. It may be tackled as a pandemic one day, but certainly it will create a “new normal” for the world. Some earlier pandemics had a similar impact. As we look back in history, the Antonine Plague of 165-180 AD (which may...

The continuing life versus livelihood debate

May 25, 2020

This year too, as every year, across the world, the Christian practice of “Lent” was observed before Easter, which fell on 14April. By observing the 40 days of Lent with fasting and prayer, Christians replicate Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for 40 days. Few people make the...

The lockdown syndrome

May 1, 2020

We have finished almost five weeks of lockdown and there is possibly more in store. Several states are talking about it. We all must learn to manage it, even though many of us dread it. “You are least lonely when you are alone,” said the old sage. The sagacity of...

Coronavirus pandemic: The great equaliser?

April 27, 2020

It was the famous American popstar Madonna who a couple of weeks ago called the coronavirus pandemic “a great equaliser”, since it didn’t discriminate between rich and poor. The term caught on and resulted in many questions and hesitations. When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted into hospital and...

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