When ‘Good-to-have’ changed to ‘Must-have’: Foresight and agility – the key levers to charting a new course during the Global Pandemic

When ‘Good-to-have’ changed to ‘Must-have’: Foresight and agility - the key levers to charting a new course during the Global Pandemic

01st December 2022

March 25, 2020, will always be remembered as the day when India ground to a halt.. a screeching halt. In a bid to arrest the spread of Coronavirus (Covid 19), a nation-wide lockdown unfolded, restricting the
movement of around 1.3 billion people, except those in essential services.

The whole country was faced with unprecedented disruption. Most people were confined to their homes or wherever they were at that point in time. Several parts of the Indian economy and industry were in suspended animation. More than Covid, it was the Fear of Covid, the Uncertainty related to the amount of time the pandemic could extend,and doubts related to the world’s inability to come up with a solution in time. The three elements, commonly called the FUD factor, hung over the economy like a pall of gloom.