Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been attending meetings regularly with state leaders and his own bureaucrats, according to official government statements, even as the second wave of Covid-19 infections hits the country in the most devastating manner.
Many, including his critics, have wondered why India's prime minister is not more visible in reassuring a panicked nation and addressing in detail the issues facing the country, and the plans to fix them.
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