Australia, India and South Korea will be invited as guest participants to the June meet, which will be the first in-person Group of Seven leaders summit in two years.
UK PM Johnson had extended an invitation to Modi during a phone call last year when India was chosen alongside South Korea & Australia as guest countries of the multilateral summit.
Growing tired of Covid restrictions is not unique only to the UK. What is different is that the UK govt’s messaging was mixed from the start as it was reluctant to curb liberties.
Politically, Johnson’s trip opens him up to charges of double standards. If his credibility as PM is damaged, his appeal to persuade UK population to get vaccinated could get affected.
While the vaccination program will provide relief, an overrun health service will only slow down the process, prolong lockdown restrictions and endanger more lives.
A team of scientists from WHO is scheduled to arrive in China this week to investigate the origins of the virus, which has killed nearly 2 million people since it first emerged.
Boris Johnson has traded on his relationship with Donald Trump and was thrilled about their joint mission of making leftish liberals miserable. These ties carry a cost now.
The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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