Four months ago, Modi's graph was down. He lost Maharashtra and Jharkhand and barely escaped defeat by the skin of the teeth in Haryana. Anti-CAA protests were rocking the country and Modi government was on the dock across the nation.
But, latest crisis proved lucky for him. His timely decisions to ban flights to China and then for the rest of the world, his decision to quarantine immigrants from other countries and finally his decision to enforce a lockdown have catapulted his popularity rating. According to NewYork Times, his timely decisions have largely helped India to minimize Covid cases. The NewYork Times editorial has said that Modi's timely actions have ensured that India did better than many countries, including the US. The daily has also praised the 260 billion dollar package that Modi announced.
Modi has managed to erase his failure to contain the anti-CAA blowback by doing things effectively to contain the spread of the virus, the NewYork Times said. This definitely is a shot in the arm for Modi, it said and added that the master strategist that Modi is has proved that he can turn the tables on his opponents with his quick moves.
But, latest crisis proved lucky for him. His timely decisions to ban flights to China and then for the rest of the world, his decision to quarantine immigrants from other countries and finally his decision to enforce a lockdown have catapulted his popularity rating. According to NewYork Times, his timely decisions have largely helped India to minimize Covid cases. The NewYork Times editorial has said that Modi's timely actions have ensured that India did better than many countries, including the US. The daily has also praised the 260 billion dollar package that Modi announced.
Modi has managed to erase his failure to contain the anti-CAA blowback by doing things effectively to contain the spread of the virus, the NewYork Times said. This definitely is a shot in the arm for Modi, it said and added that the master strategist that Modi is has proved that he can turn the tables on his opponents with his quick moves.