Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indias Handling of the Covid-19 Crisis: Could a Rights-Based Approach Overcome Systematic Inadequacies? Subject The topic of the resource Governance; Informal Sector; Lockdown; Migrants; Public Health Care Description An account of the resource Covid-19 exposed the fragility and inadequacies in Indias health care system, especially in its public health services. The sudden lockdown imposed during the first wave of the virus severely impacted the livelihoods of millions of migrant workers. Then, in spite of warnings about an impending second wave of infection, the governments failure to prepare the health infrastructure, together with delays in vaccine distribution, cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Unlike the first wave of infection, the second wave impacted rural India very badly. Taking into consideration the existing social hierarchies and inequalities, it was marginalised groups of the population who bore the brunt of the pandemic. This article analyses the failures of the Indian government in handling the Covid-19 crisis, especially during the second wave, and concludes by suggesting ways in which the state needs to intervene to avert disasters of this kind in the future. It argues for the adoption of a rights-based approach to public health on the grounds that successive governments have not been properly held to account for their long-term failures to address the issue. 2022 The Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Narayana S.; Chaly N.S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Asian Affairs, Vol-53, No. 4, pp. 873-887. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Routledge Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2022.2123135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2022.2123135</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85139171851&amp;doi=10.1080%2F03068374.2022.2123135&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=21c020a8c3069708a0767de8aa696ffa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85139171851&amp;doi=10.1080%2f03068374.2022.2123135&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=21c020a8c3069708a0767de8aa696ffa</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 3068374 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Narayana S., Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Chaly N.S., School of Law, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India