The gorilla in India's coronavirus war room

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THE ECONOMIC TIMESDaily Newsletter Mon, May 04, 2020 | 06:02 PM IST

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Top stories of the day The 1,000-pound gorilla in India's coronavirus war room A fresh surge in bad debt could hit growth and delay India's recovery from the pandemic.... India offers land twice Luxembourg's size to firms leaving China Why the backers of financial bazookas should hold their fire Ambani scores second cheque for Jio, this time from a PE giant Forty days that prompted India Inc to write-off a quarter Icra expects GDP to contract by 20 pc in June quarter; 2 pc fall in FY21 Investor wealth plummets Rs 5.15 lakh crore as market tanks India's factory activity slumped to record low in April: PMI

Debate This Now debating: Will partial lifting move India's economic needle? India has been locked down for two more weeks. However, a maze of regulations, restrictions on movement of people and unbridled powers to local administration mean a vast segment of economy will still stay shut, amplifying the stress. Could we have done better?

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