The columns are bursting with news on Covid. The United Nations General Assembly President Elect Abdulla Shahid has made his debut in the new role by talking of the concerns leading to the origin of Corona Virus. It has been nearly a year and a half where the answer to the origin of a pandemic which has shaken the world as nothing before, still remain to be framed with precision. The UNGA President Elect evaded a question on will China cooperate. He felt, ‘this question is to be answered by the membership of the General Assembly.’ The plea is obviously of ‘impartiality’. Like many much badly or wrongly used words,’impartiality’ is a word much misunderstood. Impartiality, does not mean being without conviction. Impartiality does not and cannot mean sitting on the fence because the options are inconvenient. If one holds a position of responsibility one has to carry it with conviction & responsibility.
Irrespective of the merits of the case, it is obvious that China has managed...
