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Introduction
The Covid-19 pandemic significantly altered people's lives and most significantly family dynamics. The whole world is trying to access the situation in the best possible way they can but the impact of this disease has proved to be the most unpredictable and uncanny, right from its origin to treatment to its mitigation. With the given data and information available a brief explanation of the impact of covid 19 has been examined.
Political impact:
1. Change in voting patterns:
The number of casualties during the second wave of the covid-19 have raised serious questions on the handling of the pandemic by the current government, this might pose a challenge for the next term elections.
Some examples of this can be seen in the elections of West Bengal, Kerala with an exception in Assam
2. Ban on export of vaccines:
India's ban on exports of the vaccine due to the needs at home might become a hurdle in relation with some of the countries which had a deal for the vaccines.
3. Relationship between India and china:
Other potential impacts of COVID-19's devastating return and the damage it has done would be that India might be forced to be more pacifying towards China as India's ability to stand up to china stands low today in terms of material power, in terms of the balance of power considerations and political will.
4. India and Quad :
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) is an informal strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia and India that is maintained by talks between member countries.
Covid-19, will prevent any ambitious military spending or modernisation plans and limit the country's attention on global diplomacy and regional geopolitics.
With reduced military spending and lesser diplomatic attention to regional geopolitics, India's ability to project power and contribute to the growth of the Quad will be uncertain.
Social Impact:
1. Education :
students being out of school and colleges will impact the future, especially the students who are enrolled in governments schools which neither have the infrastructure nor the facilities to continue their learning.
2. Health infrastructure and health care workers:
inadequate health care infrastructure and safety of para-medical staff had raised safety concerns.
3. Migrant workers:
The migrant workers left without food, home or money unemployed created a division within the society.
4. Racism:
Cases of racial discrimination: several people from northeastern Indias were subjected to racism and hatred in many parts of the country showed the illusionary nature of the society.
5. Loss of human life:
6. According to the official data recorded the total number of deaths has reached 359,695. The unrecorded data might be way too high.
7. Domestic violence The nationwide lockdown, imposed in March last year, was especially difficult for women since they had to juggle household chores and manage their work. According to official data, the National Commission for Women (NCW) registered an increase of 2.5 times in complaints of domestic violence in April last year. The NCW received 1,477 complaints between 25 March and 31 May.
Unregistered numbers are still unknown but one might understand the plight of women across the world and not just India.
Economic Impact
Almost every sector was hit by covid 19 and the chances of revival of these sectors are skimmed
1. Aviation and tourism:
these two sectors are the first and one of the worst-hit by covid 19. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (2020) estimations depict a fall of 20–30 per cent in international tourist arrivals. These figures too are based on present circumstances and are likely to increase or decrease in future. With no direct government intervention, it has suffered a huge loss
2. Restaurant services:
The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) which represent the majority of Indian restaurants had advised its members to shut down their dine-in services when the lockdown began which majorly impacted the dine-ins, pubs, cafes and also food delivery platforms such as Swiggy and Zomato which faced a drop of 60% in revenue.
3. Raw materials and Electronic parts:
Nearly 55% of electronics imported by India originate from China. These imports have dropped to 40% due to the pandemic and hence Indian government came up with the promotion of Atmanirbhar or indigenous production in a bid to reduce dependency. The lockdown has also resulted in reduced exports of raw materials like organic chemicals, cotton, mineral fuels resulting in a substantial trade deficit for India.
4. Auto and textile industry:
Due to falling demands, income levels and global recession, the manufacturing the auto parts and automobiles have taken a major hit. With continuing lockdown, a downward slide of this sector is expected. Due to the halting of operation of textile factories in China, the export of raw materials such as cotton, other fabric, yarn from India has been majorly affected. The raw material unavailability, depletion in the workforce and working capital constraints have resulted in reduced demands and purchasing capacities.
5. Pharmaceutical Industry – With a major percentage of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) having to be imported from China, the economic toll on this industry is of major concern. With Covid spreading rapidly, the demand for medication has become primary and a major reduction in the import of APIs adversely affects the manufacturing of drugs which will inevitably lead to a surge in drug prices.
6. unemployment: there is an estimate that more than 40 million people have lost their jobs during the pandemic, mostly in the unorganized sector.
Psychological Impact
human is a social being and with the imposed lockdowns and unfortunate situation outside have severely impacted peoples mental health.
Research published in the lancet psychiatry journal claimed that people with covid 19 may experience mental health issues like delirium and post-traumatic stress disorder while being hospitalized and even after recovery.
A study pointed out that the healthcare people worried more than the non-healthcare workers regarding contracting the COVID-19 infection. They reported greater levels of anxiety (22.7%) and depression (16%) among healthcare-related professionals. In this study, there was a gender predilection toward female subjects mostly because of convenient sampling. The most common reason for the development of the anxiety-related state was related to subjective worries on stressors regarding getting their family members infected from them.
Environmental:
Conclusion
India is still confronting the pandemic and Directly or indirectly, the pandemic is affecting human existence and the worldwide economy, that's in the long run affecting the surroundings and the global reaction of COVID-19 additionally teaches us to collectively fight towards the chance to mankind. Though the influences of COVID-19 at the surroundings and on the lives of people will leave a lifetime impact we can work towards a better future together. Covid has allowed us to build greener and better and find solutions to live a sustainable life both physically and mentally.