Top Indian writers on their country’s COVID nightmare

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<p>The COVID situation in India right now is catastrophic. Three Indian writers offer analysis on why the pandemic is intensifying there in such a devastating way: Arundhati Roy in the <a href="https://apple.news/ATHagSay0SRSaJS9tf5WYRw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a>, Rana Ayyub in <a href="https://apple.news/A5aywfnFPSf63lCE2YXM-5g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a>, and Vidya Krishnan in the <a href="https://apple.news/AfDnScwHLTbOdRVYPzZcNvw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a>.</p> <p>The Biden administration has rolled back many Trump-era immigration policies. But the <a href="https://apple.news/AQaTqsJyITcOw-THGbeoGFw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">L.A. Times</a> reports that hundreds of thousands of migrants are still being expelled into dangerous situations in Mexico.</p> <p>In light of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West&rsquo;s recent split, Allison P. Davis writes for <a href="https://apple.news/APkKoWmaiQriPxBXtCKwaIg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York Magazine</a> that the dynamic at the beginning of their relationship has completely flipped now that their marriage is ending.</p> <p>The Jacksonville Jaguars chose quarterback Trevor Lawrence as the number one pick in the NFL draft. The <a href="https://apple.news/Awyik-SOXQGWY6U1gYf8uwg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Ringer</a> looks at what the future may hold for him and his new team.</p>