Has PR overridden governance?

One week into coronavirus lockdown, it is clear that thinking and planning began after PM Modi's momentous decision

My Hindi teacher never introduced me to the expression “raita failana”. I guess proverbs enter textbooks when they are fossils. Over the years, as I struggled to eat rice and curd with my fingers, I have come to appreciate the value of this neologism: to create an avoidable mess that is hard to manage thereafter. One week into the lockdown, this expression captures best the Narendra Modi government’s management of the coronavirus crisis. It is clear that potential gains of a tough decision are being negated by its botched execution.

My first response to PM Modi’s declaration was to support