The labour economist says that the data masks sharp and worrying increases in under-employment, poor quality employment and the resort to agriculture as distress employment.
Watch | Maharashtra s COVID-19 Scene Very Grim, System Overwhelmed
Dr Shashank Joshi, of the Maharashtra government s COVID-19 task force, has said the numbers are seeing âexponentialâ and âgeometricâ growth.
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A senior member of the Maharashtra government’s COVID-19 task force, Dr Shashank Joshi has admitted the situation in the state â is very very grimâ.
He called the daily increase of 63,000 cases (not counting Monday when cases dip because of fewer tests on Sunday, thus creating a misleading picture of lower cases) âexponentialâ and âgeometricâ growth. He said a âtsunamiâ has hit Maharashtra with the second surge of COVID-19.
Watch | Early Days, Mustn t Draw Big Conclusions on Chinese Withdrawal : Ex-NSA Shivshankar Menon
In an interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, Shivshankar Menon also spoke about the future of India-US relations under President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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One of Indiaâs most highly regarded China experts and former National Security Advisor has said the disengagement and withdrawal of Indian and Chinese forces on both banks of the Pangong Tso Lake is âpotentially very significant but itâs only a first step and it must include more areas and become biggerâ. Shivshankar Menon, who also served as a foreign secretary and ambassador to China, says âthese are early days and there is a long, complicated process that still lies aheadâ. At this point, he says, âwe must not draw any big conclusionsâ.
Professor Arun Kumar tells Karan Thapar his calculations show that in Q1, GDP shrank by 50% and not 23.9%, and in Q2 GDP shrank by 25% and not 7.5% as the government claims.