Omicron Crisis: Affected Indian and World Diplomatic Relations, India News News
Although Covid’s cases have increased due to the Omicron version, they have affected global and Indian domestic diplomatic commitments. Several events were postponed and canceled. The two-year mega-peak of investors, Vibrant Gujarat, has been postponed due to a growing number of Covid cases.
The summit, which will originally take place from 10 to 12 January, is also expected to be a major diplomatic event with the participation of 5 heads of government – Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, new Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind. Jugnauth and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa.
The summit is expected to feature a special meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the governors and leaders of the Far Eastern federal districts of the Russian Federation. National meetings were also planned for Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Mozambique, the UK, Japan, Sweden, Norway and South Korea.
Earlier, Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, originally scheduled for January 6, was postponed due to an increase in the number of cases caused by the Omicron version in Dubai. During the one-day visit, he is expected to visit the Indian Pavilion at the Dubai Expo. The planned visit of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa to Dubai on 2 January was also canceled due to the Covid crisis.
Around the world, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has had to cancel visits to the US and Australia in the new year due to the Covid crisis. Both the Japanese and Australian prime ministers later organized a virtual summit. During an introductory statement at the virtual summit, the Australian Prime Minister said: “I am sorry that we cannot do this in person, as I am convinced that you are also here in Australia, but I very much respect and understand the need for both of us to be very focused on challenges. , which we face at home to tackle the Covida Omicron version. “
Covid was first reported from Wuhan, China in 2019 and it has been more than 2 years since the crisis devastated the world. In the last 2 years, a lot of global affairs have taken place in virtual or hybrid mode. The first Quad summit between India, USA, Australia and Japan was held virtually. In 2020, the G20 summit happened for almost the first time. The BRICS summit has been held for almost the last two years, and the ŠOS summit was held in hybrid mode in 2021.