Amartya Sen: Overcoming a pandemic may look like fighting a war, but the real need is far from that

‘Tackling a social calamity is not like fighting a war which works best when a leader can use top-down power to order everyone to do what the leader wants — with no need for consultation. In contrast, what is needed for dealing with a social calamity is participatory governance and alert public discussion.’

Read here (Indian Express, April 8, 2020)