FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

After 48 days of lockdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a much-awaited stimulus package on May 12. As part of it, he offered an economic stimulus of Rs 20 lakh crore ($266 billion), or 10 per cent of India’s GDP, among the highest in the world. It is in keeping with the revival packages announced by major economies—the $2.2 trillion dollar lifeline by the US, which is 13 per cent of its economy, or Japan’s $1 trillion, which is 21 per cent of its economy. However, India’s package included the Rs 1.7 lakh crore stimulus announced by