Industrialist Rajiv Bajaj is of the opinion that India made a mistake by looking at the western world while preparing its response to the coronavirus crisis – in this case a lockdown.
Rajiv Bajaj further went on to add that there are lots of countries in the East which have fared better and India could have taken a cue from them.
Bajaj explained why the West matters a lot. “I think the perception is that if a developed country – like the US – or a developed continent like Europe can be affected by Covid-19, everyone is threatened,” he said.
“When the rich and famous get affected, it makes headlines. Eight thousand children die of starvation in Africa every day, but who cares,” he added.
Rahul Gandhi held the first such dialogue on April 30 when he discussed the coronavirus pandemic and its economic implications with former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan.
