India, Sept. 2 -- Road accidents remain outside the ambit of India's disaster management framework, weakening the urgency of response. It is time to treat road safety as a national priority, anchored in science, governance reforms, and adhering to principles of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

India has been struggling with the menace of road accidents for a long time, an issue that has grown into one of the most serious public health and development crises of our time. A recent news item, published in The Pioneer on August 29, 2025, titled India Tops Global Road Accident Deaths, highlighted that in 2023 alone, India witnessed over 4.8 lakh road accidents, resulting in more than 1.72 lakh fatalities - an alarming average ...