1985 Authored Declassified (2012) Sanitised CIA Intelligence Assessment titled Oman: Domestic Forces and Succession identified the current ruler as a potential successor 35 years back. Some foresight in analysis.

Day 11 of #21daylockdownindia in Devachi Uruli, Pune Rural. Good to see spirits high as most shops are open, including sweet shops but with no sweet. Stocks of some items are running low which is obvious with the slowdown.

Most vendors seem to have regained lost business. More masks, however social distancing is still missing.