However, I still am afraid that India might top the list of infections overtime. Its harder for a developing country to maintain a balance between economy and lockdown.
It’s so well hidden that it’s been discussed on the floors of the US Congress, UK parliament, and between the Indian head of state and his UK/US counterparts.
I find it fascinating that people write comments where their own evidence disproves their comment. Neither of the articles you link to even mention hidden mass deaths, and the articles’ very existence only goes to prove the point that it’s hard to hide info in India.
That’s not to say that China has been hiding a mass of dead bodies that hasn’t been reported. However, it would certainly be a lot easier to do that in China than in pretty much anywhere else in the world, especially India.
I am an Indian, and let me tell you, if 10 people die, its a huge news. Its not possible to cover up anything in India.
You might point out about Kashmir, but Kashmir is a different case considering it had its own constitution and governance until very recently, and due to Pakistan sponsored terrorism, the state has stricter controls than the rest of India.
If you rightly don't want people taking an unhelpful attitude towards India, try not to do the same yourself about other countries.
While i am worried about the fact that social distancing is difficult to implement in India what has helped so far are the following measures:
1. Extremely strict lockdown - i have not gotten out of my home in more than a month, thankfully essential workers keep the essential supplies running. 2. I think BCG vaccination especially amongst young folks makes a difference and i think the immunity is higher amongst Indians (hypothesis) 3. Summer heat (hypothesis) 4. India had very early measures towards screening people coming from other countries since Jan which helped.
The cases and deaths will undoubtedly increase, however the question i have a reasonable answer to is : Do you think the best and timely measures were taken given the constraints ? Undoubtedly yes.
Ever since the outbreak happened the usual suspects have been churning out article after article about the low numbers and it seems like some of the vested interests were expecting us to lead the world in deaths instead of EU and US.
For a second the folks need to commend the work done and what was done correctly. The sacrifice of millions of Indians who are following the lockdown diligently.
As a country with limited infrastructure we cannot work without social distancing, yet somehow we have survived through this period, which is undoubtedly a miracle. This has flattened the curve and the overworked healthcare professionals have a difficult year or 2 ahead of them to ensure the no of actively infected remains manageable.