India has addressed the China factor well and must now continue its efforts to curb the global health crisis. Discuss (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· China erred in not containing the coronavirus when it first appeared in Wuhan. But India has avoided the blame game and must now continue its efforts to curb the global health crisis
· Wuhan is located in central China, and is the hub of China’s industrial, technological and educational development for the past four decades. It is a key industrial area located close to the world’s largest hydro-electric power station, the ‘Three Gorges Dam’.
· But Wuhan has seriously sullied China’s reputation following reports in the Western media, averring that the coronavirus infection .
· At the same time, New Delhi has done well not to irresponsibly criticise China publicly, as US President has done.
· Indiahas done well by not acting in a partisan manner during the crisis. He has sought national unity in confronting the most serious challenge the world is facing in recent history.
· The government has also handled foreign policy skillfully, both regionally among the SAARC countries and globally in the G20. India’s role in working quietly and behind the scenes with Saudi Arabia to convene a tele-conference of leaders of the G20 during the crisis merits special mention.
· The reality, however, is that we are still woefully underprepared in terms of hospitals and equipment like ventilators and other medical facilities, to deal with a large increase in the numbers of patients.
