Amid Covid second wave, Boris Johnson’s India go to postpone, to carry digital assembly with PM Modi

As the second surge of the Covid-19 continues to peak, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s go to to India has been postpone, the Ministry of External Affairs Monday mentioned. Johnson was scheduled to return to India on April 25-26.
Announcing this, MEA official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned, “In view of the prevailing Covid situation, it has been decided by mutual agreement that the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom will not visit India next week.”
He mentioned the 2 sides shall be holding a digital assembly within the coming days to launch “plans for a transformed India-UK relationship”.
“Both leaders attach the highest importance to taking the India-UK partnership to its fullest potential and propose to remain in close touch in this regard and look forward to an in-person meeting later in the year,” the MEA spokesperson mentioned.
Last month, the British PM’s workplace had introduced that Johnson will journey to India on the finish of April in what can be his first main abroad go to following Brexit.

This is the second time Johnson has needed to cancel his India journey this yr.
Earlier, the British PM was pressured to cancel his journey because the chief visitor of the Republic Day celebrations in January this yr following a surge in Covid-19 instances within the UK, and had then promised to go to India earlier than the G-7 summit in June. He has additionally invited PM Narendra Modi for the G-7 summit within the UK.