and we wouldn't be where we are , and without you, rajiv your global organization -- rajiv. you, usai welcome to today's launch for the brookings center of sustainable development. it is moments like these where, even as we celebrate the exciting initiative such as the brookings center for sustainable element, it becomes apparent what unusual and serious times we are living in. the advent of the pandemic earlier this year has robbed us of over one million precious caused thewide, and greatest economic crisis since the great recession and perhaps the great depression. of need to address issues inequality, structural racism andinequity, climate change the troubling decline of international cooperation, has become even more paramount. all enshrined in 17 2030ed nations' sustainable goals were long considered a northstar for leaders across the world, something which we can all steer our efforts. it can be argued this maybe one of the richest accomplishments of the united nations and the modern era, securing the futures of our children, building a commitment to the common good, s

if you are properly sick sure let's discuss that point rina to get back to red jeep in new delhi rajiv why is it so many politicians are kind of hiding behind this idea of oh i'm tested every day oh i get the quick saliva test in the morning then i get the nasal test in the evening why does that happen because testing testing testing is fine but it only takes you so far. now to be fair. none of them are pleased certainly the vast majority of the indian politicians haven't taken this position though there have been some some order statements coming from from from unlimited numbers that talent in india is actually ramping up the testing a lot more. the u.s. and russia russia for example in numbers of testing per 1000000 they're testing about 6 times more than india brazil is about one and a half times long so while on one hand india has indeed ramped up testing a lot but it's still a lot of ground to cover to be able to reach those levels and perhaps then we will get some reasonable idea estimation of the infection rate in the community. heidi lawson in london will mr trump's medical con

rajiv shahy: the compact one thing first. i think the brookings is maybe one of the very few places on the planet that could convene the types of leaders in the right intellectual and analytic next to actually define and design a new approach to ensure we meet the challenge that she just outlined which is it will take literally trillions of dollars of public support alongside private investment to drive the emerging economy forwarded in an equitable manner coming out of covid-19. and i the world just has not figured out how to do that. right now our politics are so fractured. the note see a lot of leadership on the topic. i will be following you walk closely for your ideas now put there. we desperately need it. on the issue of technology, ,think it is actually related to that. there's no need to build back an industrial economy that looks like it was in 1958. the reality is today, the rockefeller loan, partnerships have power in india, we are trying to build 10000 rural any grids to reach 10 million-- people. and those who do