ThePrint Uninterrupted: An economic price must be paid for such a lockdown, need to open up but slowly : Sanjeev Sanyal

#ThePrintUninterrupted The world is astounded that India has been successful in locking down 1.3 billion people in combating the coronavirus outbreak as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prioritised the health of the population over economic gain, but now the time has come for the country to get back to work, Principal Economic Advisor Sanjeev Sanyal tells ThePrint's National Affairs editor Jyoti Malhotra. We must unwind step-by-step so that we don't suddenly lose control of the benefits that have accrued from the lockdown. He pointed out that India has more resources to respond to this health emergency than people realise, including both monetary and fiscal space. And unlike several other countries who have given large packages to its people, he said, "we don't intend to open up the gates and spend blindly."