India: How the COVID Crisis Got So Bad, So Quickly
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Show Notes
India is currently in the midst the single worst spike in COVID cases experienced anywhere in the world since the start of the pandemic.
On the line with me to explain how and why the COVID crisis got so bad so quickly in India is Michael Kugelman, Asia Program Deputy Director and Senior Associate for South Asia at the Woodrow Wilson Center. We kick off discussing the current humanitarian emergency in India before having a broader conversation about the political and international implications of India's spiraling health crisis.