COVID-19 has unleashed a dual crisis in India. First, the health infrastructure collapsed under the weight of hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions of infections. The vicious viral onslaught has killed 455 thousand people and infected 34 million in the country so far. The devastation and trauma can also be seen all over the country – from tens of thousands of unemployed workers on the streets to millions of poor forced to the margins of existence. And now, the future of millions of children and young adults is at stake. Students have dropped out of schools and colleges by the millions. Many are taking up odd jobs just to survive. All their dreams to build a better life for themselves and their families have now been derailed, perhaps permanently. How will India deal with the twin disaster? Can the young be pulled back from the brink and saved before they are lost forever? For greater INSIGHT into issues affecting Asia: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkMf14VQEvTaHr6oTqYbWqKOsmcveuhca =============== ABOUT THE SHOW: Insight investigates and analyses topical issues that impact Asia and the rest of the world. ========================== #CNAInsider #CNAInsiderInvestigates #India #COVID19 For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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