The reciprocal quarantining and then counter quarantining measures between India and UK in travel have spilt over into hockey field or off the hockey team because those matches will not now be played.
However, these are certain to spill over and far more seriously into the political and economic fields.
As vaccine tussle continues between India and the united kingdom, the Indian hockey team withdrew from the 2022 commonwealth Games yesterday.
Indian hockey team cited the covid situation in the united kingdom and 10-day mandatory quarantine rules for Indians to pull out of the game.Â
England earlier announced its withdrawal from the men’s junior world cup, which will be held in Bhubaneshwar next month.
Withdrawal is due to the Indian government’s mandatory 10-day quarantine protocol for all UK nationals.
The reciprocal quarantining and then counter quarantining measures between India and UK in travel have spilt over into hockey field or off the hockey team because those matches will not now be played.
However, these are certain to spill over and far more seriously into the political and economic fields.
The Prime Ministers Visits
Prime minister Boris Johnson was due in India in October, which was indicated very firmly earlier.
Now, either he will have to quarantine on arrival, which is unacceptable or have an exception made for him, which is undoubtedly awkward.
People do not like different rules for leaders, so Boris Johnson will either be quarantined or quandary.
Similarly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on his expected visit to the UK for the Globe COP 26 Legislators Summits starting on 5th November. If an exception were to be made for him, he would have to assume that discrimination is acceptable for his fellow citizens.
However, he is happy to have an exception made for him and is far from certain that he will take the position.Â
The India-UK Diplomacy
There are all sorts of issues now looming up where this issue is hanging over quite ominously.
India and the UK are due to take their trade talks forward, and talks had been confirmed for later this month, including a visit plan for Piyush Goel, the commerce minister, to visit the UK to take the talks a step further in the field of trade.Â
There is a fundamental question beyond these visits when it comes to trading here the Britishers want Indian to throw up its market are very much more comprehensive and very much quicker for British goods and services to come in.
Indian is under the question of whether it is prepared to do so given the lucidity and no ambiguity discrimination story taken by the UK government.
The Discriminatory Vaccine Policy of UK
Uk vaccine policy depicts the racist mindset toward India. There is apparent hypocrisy in terms of rules for India, and if you have been vaccinated elsewhere, so if you have been jabbed and vaccinated in India, a pre-departure covid test is mandatory.Â
However, if you have been vaccinated anywhere else, there is no need for that pre-departure covid test.
Hence, if you are jabbed in India, you have to pay for a covid test on the eight-day of the united kingdom, and these tests are not cheap, but if jabbed anywhere else, there is no need for such a test to be taken after you enter the united kingdom.Â
The most significant bone of contention remains this ten-day home quarantine mandatory for Indians when you enter the united kingdom.
There is no need for home quarantine is concerned that India will surely put the reciprocal policy in quarantine for the united kingdom as well.Â
The question here is who will blink first will ease this policy between India and the united kingdom.Â
