Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 26, 2021

 

Murali Krishnan, DW: Coronavirus: Is India counting all COVID deaths? 

Coronavirus infections in India have been hitting record peaks for the past few days and the death toll has been on the rise. 

But the official death count doesn't tell the full story, say experts. 

During the week between April 18 and 25, India reported 2.24 million new coronavirus cases, the highest number recorded by any country in a seven-day period. 

It also logged 16,257 deaths, almost double the 8,588 deaths recorded the previous week, according to Health Ministry data. 

India has been logging global daily records of over 300,000 cases for the last five days. 

The country saw 352,991 daily new infections and 2,812 COVID-related deaths in the past 24 hours. 

Altogether, 195,123 people have died while 17.3 million people have been infected with the virus in India.   

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- April 26, 2021  

Why India’s worsening Covid crisis is a dire problem for the world -- Peter Beaumont, The Guardian  

Cause to fear a Taliban victory in Afghanistan -- Salman Rafi Sheikh, Asia Times

Afghanistan War: How can the West fight terrorism after leaving? -- Frank Gardner, BBC  

Biden drops a genocide bomb on Erdogan -- Jonathan Gorvett, Asia Times 

Turkey’s genocide blackmail: Threats to work closer with Iran and Russia -- Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post  

Here's what's behind the latest Israeli-Palestinian violence -- ABC News (Australia) 

 Can ASEAN broker a deal to end Myanmar violence? -- David Hutt, DW 

  A youth revolt is under way in South Korea -- Hyung-A Kim, Al Jazeera  

How Deby’s death will affect the Sahel and beyond -- Henry Wilkins, Al Jazeera  

Russia, Not NATO, Has the Upper Hand in Ukraine -- Ali Demirdas, National Interest  

Russia’s Vladimir Putin counts on the EU to help him again -- Konstantin Eggert, DW  

Russia’s Bear Economy -- Anders Åslund, Project Syndicate  

What is next for Aleksey Navalny’s movement? -- Leonid Ragozin, Al Jazeera  

Can new Cyprus talks find an unlikely breakthrough? -- John Psaropoulos, Al Jazeera  

Cuba’s Post-Castro Leaders Must Deliver the Goods -- William M. LeoGrande, WPR  

Remembering al-Qaida -- George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures