‘India has become stronger post COVID-19 pandemic’

Panellists hold forth at third edition of Mangalore Lit Fest

Retired IAS officer Shakti Sinha, who was private secretary to the then Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee, on Saturday said post-COVID-19 pandemic India has moved from taker to giver, overcoming the challenges. He was speaking at a panel discussion on “Post-Pandemic Narratives: Reimagining the India Way” after inaugurating the 3rd edition of Mangalore Lit Fest here. Amidst the pandemic, India has shown its strength to China; produced the vaccine for COVID-19; and has become a large supplier of the vaccine to the world, he said. COVID-19 had thrown many challenges, including China at the borders. However the country was not hesitant and the sense of responsibility helped it to stop China from grabbing Indian territories. The lockdown, one of the strongest, helped preventing mass spread of the pandemic and the country was at the threshold of becoming “Vishwa Guru.”