India’s 1.3 billion people have been told to stay at home. For some, it will mean starving. And an already fragile economy may collapse.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Senate Moves Toward Passing Sweeping $2 Trillion Aid Deal
Senator Mitch McConnell called the measure “a wartime level of investment into our nation,” but Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said aid to his state, which is the center of the outbreak, was insufficient.
India, Day 1: World’s Largest Lockdown Begins
About 1.3 billion Indians have been told to stay at home. For some, it will mean starving. And an already-fragile economy may collapse.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Infections Soar in New York as Congress Prepares to Vote on $2 Trillion Aid Deal
People fleeing New York to other parts of the country were told to quarantine themselves for 14 days. Prince Charles has the virus. The number of deaths in Spain — more than 3,400 — surpassed the toll in China.
Coronavirus in India: Modi Orders Total Lockdown of 21 Days
With four hours’ notice, India’s prime minister announced that no one could leave home for 21 days — the most severe step taken anywhere in the war against the coronavirus.
Worried About Coronavirus, India Tries to Head Off a Mass Hindu Pilgrimage
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges Indians to stay home at a time when hundreds of thousands of Hindus usually try to gather at Ayodhya.
Violence in India Threatens Its Global Ambitions
India is pushing for more clout globally, as the world’s largest democracy. But as its government takes an illiberal turn to Hindu nationalism, that premise is being questioned.
In India, Modi’s Policies Have Lit a Fuse
Many Indians believed it was only a matter of time before Hindu nationalism provoked the kind of bloodshed that exploded in New Delhi.
Indian Police Sweep Through Riot Zone, Making More Arrests
The New Delhi force has been widely criticized for standing by during some of the worst religious violence in years. Its investigations, too, have prompted accusations of anti-Muslim bias.
As New Delhi Counts the Dead, Questions Swirl About Police Response
Did the police fail to act as the country descended into its worst spasm of religious violence in years? Witnesses say officers stood by when Hindu mobs attacked Muslims.