Lockdown or lawless tyranny?

India faces a human problem of unparalleled magnitude. It cannot be solved without humanity

We live in perilous times. Not only because of the dreadful disease that threatens to overwhelm the world but also because of the no-less-dreadful things done in its name to save us from coronavirus. As a result, we may be witnessing a slow erosion of the democratic republic and the emergence of the police state that has never been far from the surface in a land that lovingly retains the institutions and instruments of colonial control.

Much depends on how “lockdown” is interpreted. Is it advisory or mandatory? Does it mean total 24-hour curfew with strict orders never to set foot