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Coronavirus in India

India reeled from a devastating surge in COVID infections and deaths in the spring of 2021, magnifying deficits within its health-care system and the need to revamp health policies. This series highlights India’s pandemic struggles and solutions moving forward.

A woman walks past a graffiti on a street, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai, India, May 10, 2021.

COVID in India: Drawing Lessons From its Biggest Public Health Crisis

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India needs to address inequities in rural health-care access, quality and infrastructure

A deserted Bandra-Worli sea link is seen during a weekend lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, in Mumbai, India, April 10, 2021. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

The Winding Road to Free COVID Vaccines in India

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Why one of the world's top vaccine producers has wrestled with vaccination at home

Why U.S. Vaccine Nationalism Hurts India

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Stockpiling COVID-19 jabs cannot be more important than saving human lives

Family members mourn the death of their relative who who died of the coronavirus disease at a crematorium ground in Giddenahalli village near Bengaluru, India on May 13, 2021.

South Asia Needs a New Playbook (Now) to Stop the Coronavirus Catastrophe

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COVID-19 offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to correct years of health security neglect and chronic under-investment

A health-care worker waits to test residents during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai, India, June 30, 2020. The photo shows a worker wearing personal protective equipment standing awkwardly among residents, most of whom aren't even wearing a mask. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

The Pandemic and the Future of India's Foreign Policy

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Mismanagement of COVID-19 at home squandered India's advantages in vaccine diplomacy

The Pandemic and the Future of India's Foreign Policy

The Myth of South Asian Exceptionalism

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South Asia's young population conceals the effects that COVID-19 has on its older and more vulnerable people

Community health volunteers check the pulse of a resident during a check-up campaign for COVID-19 in Mumbai, India.

Coronavirus in India

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Mitigating the health effects of COVID-19 beyond the immediate

This is an eerie and haunting photo with several people sitting on the ground in an outdoor location in low lighting. They are bathed in a dark red light.

We Must Let a Million Flowers Bloom

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For India to thrive, the voluntary, non-governmental organization sector must survive

A million blooming flowers—and then some! Here a woman works inside her mustard field on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on March 26, 2015. The photo shows a woman bending over in a field of bright yellow blossoms. REU-TERS/Danish Ismail