US Chamber Sees Risk of Faltering Indian Economy to Global Economy Amid COVID-19 Surge
The US Chamber of Commerce fears the effect of the faltering Indian economy on the American economy.
People wearing protective face masks wait to receive a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Mumbai, India, April 26, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
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Washington: The US Chamber of Commerce on Monday warned that the Indian economy â the world’s sixth-largest â could falter as a result of a record spike in coronavirus cases, creating drag for the global economy.
Myron Brilliant, executive vice president of the Chamber, the biggest US business lobby, said the risk of spillover effects was high given that many US companies employ millions of Indian workers to run their back-office operations.
However, the apex court will not interfere in the work done by various High Courts across the country to monitor and manage life-saving COVID-19 management amid a second wave of the pandemic, a Special Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud made it clear.
The decision comes a day after the ECI faced flak from the Madras High Court over the violations of COVID-19 protocols during campaigning for the five Assembly elections. The court blamed the ECI for the second wave of the pandemic in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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Democrats say the bill, which updates voting procedures and requires states to turn over the redrawing of congressional district lines to independent commissions, is needed to overcome Republican efforts to make voting across the country harder.
Many Republican-controlled state legislatures are exploring steps that voting-rights advocates say would reduce turnout after record-setting participation in the November 2020 general election.
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