The military leader’s comments come a day after President Donald Trump warned Iran about the ‘harassment’ of U.S. ships.
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Health experts and governments across the world have been advising people to practice social distancing to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus. In India too, we are constantly being told to …
India should begin easing its lockdown. Too many are suffering.
If the current numbers hold, the lockdown would have been effective and the one-size-fits-all approach will have to be reassessed.