The Political Fix: Is the Modi government taking on the virus – or fighting narrative battles?
A newsletter on politics and policy from Scroll.in. May 03, 2021 · 09:48 am Welcome to The Political Fix by Rohan Venkataramakrishnan, a newsletter on Indian politics and policy. To get it in your inbox every week, sign up here. The Big Story: Plot hole Did the Indian government fail to act in time to contain the massive second wave of Covid-19 because the top leaders of the ruling party were more focused on an election campaign in West Bengal – in which it would eventually be handed an enormous defeat? Narrative is important to Narendra Modi. Indeed, it is all encompassing. For t...