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12 GNLU J.L. Dev. & Pol. [i] (2022)

handle is hein.journals/gnlujldp12 and id is 1 raw text is: Editorial Note The COVID-19 pandemic severely tested India's social and economic strength. It raised questions about the ambit of a welfare state's duty during a health crisis and the corresponding rights of citizens to public healthcare. With an enormous population to care for, India continues to strengthen the public healthcare system on several fronts. Yet, the pan- demic raised challenges that highlighted several issues like disparities in access, poor quality, unequal distribution of healthcare units between regions, etc. At such a juncture, it is important for discussions on rights and duties associated with public health to strengthen relevant infra- structure to arm ourselves against future health crises. Yet another disease that has plagued our country's judiciary has been pendency of cases and judicial delays. It is often said that Justice delayed is justice denied. In addition to such a denial of justice, the judicial backlog also cripples public trust and faith in the system, which could have dangerous consequences. While reforms have been intro- duced in the past, they have not had the desired impact. An author argues that this is because past reforms have often been unsound policy decisions not based on critically analysed relevant data. The need of the hour is a new direction of change that will kick start our judicial system onto a faster lane to ensure speedier and more effective justice delivery. The upliftment of women has been a longstanding global struggle. However, our nation's grapple with this issue has its unique combina- tion of impediments, such as identity politics, competitive federalism and communalism. With a nearing national election, it is an apt time to look back at the Modi regime's contribution to this matter and assess the effectiveness of government initiatives taken over the past few years. Of course, no government policy evaluation can be complete with- out an economic perspective. This edition's issue of choosing is the

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