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As the world grapples with living with COVID-19, India is actively working with other countries to facilitate travel to and from educational institutions and companies. As the pandemic continues to rage across the world and affects all aspects of life, Shringla, at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, said the government has contributed to the fight against Covid-19.
He said that when there was a lockdown in China in its initial phase in January last year, special flights were flown to evacuate Indian nationals stuck in Wuhan. Later, many countries’ lockdowns and international commercial travel began to grind to a halt, putting a damper on the Vande Bharat mission, the largest and most complex exercise ever conducted by Indian nationals, along with many Indian nationals and foreign ministries.
In total, 25 lakh people have been brought back till date, including more than 11,000 people from Odisha, at the official inauguration of Shringla’s Japanese language program and internship for KIIT students. “Furthermore, the Ministry of (Foreign Affairs) and our embassies abroad, other ministries of the Hokule, have worked in tandem to ensure the cake of our local manufacturing capabilities, test kits, etc., in tandem with Indonesia,” he said.
Earlier, Hungary and Serbia agreed to mutual recognition of India’s Covid-19 vaccination certificate. This move will help people move around the country for education, work, tourism and other things in the pandemic world.
Another aspect, Shringla noted, was the supply of drugs to combat Covid-19, such as hydroxychloroquine, to more than 150 countries in India’s bid to become the world’s pharmacy. Earlier this year, under the vaccine Maitri programme, India shared vaccines with 95 other countries and UN peacekeepers, he said. Rapid response teams from India “were also in our region to help practice dealing with the Covid crisis,” he said. The Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) referred to this as “Human-centered globalization”.
“The overwhelming solidarity we received from our partner countries was a result of our efforts to help others in their time of need,” he said, adding that this support was distributed to several states in the form of items such as oxygen-generating plants, ventilators and oxygen concentrates. Going forward, a vaccine against Covid-19 will remain a major focus for governments around the world, he argued.
At the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Italy, the Union Trade and Industry Minister spoke of the need to proactively address new trade barriers that impose mobility restrictions and impede movement.
“In this context, India also plays its part. As you know, India is a global vaccine manufacturing hub. We are close to reaching the mark of administering one billion vaccines to our citizens,” he said. “Recently, you would have seen the prime minister’s recent visit to the United States and the United Nations, including the Quad leaders’ summit meeting. The Quad is a group of four countries comprising Japan, Australia and the United States.
The United States and Japan will receive aviation supplies of vaccines to these countries. “You can see how the pool of these four countries’ strengths has come together and emerged as a global force for good,” he said.
Noting that the world now seems to be living with Covid-19, Shringla said, “We are actively involved with other countries to facilitate the travel of students and professionals to educational institutions and companies abroad.”
The latest findings and research from the Henley Passport Index show how wide the global mobility gap has been in access over the last 18 months of the pandemic.
“We have introduced a system of mutual recognition of the vaccine certification system so that vaccinated people do not face travel restrictions.
Arguing that India is a prominent global economy, Thringla is growing and developing, it will be beneficial for India if it sees a share in the growth of its neighbors in South Asia, and if it sees its growth linked to India’s own growth. “We need to bring them together so that as they grow, they grow and the fruits of that are shared,” he said.
Therefore, under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the government has planned to give special attention to the comprehensive development of relations with our neighbors. He pointed out that Japan has played an important role in the economic modernization of India. “Currently, Japan is the fifth largest investor in India. The number of Japanese companies in India is steadily increasing and today there are more than 1,450 of them,” he said.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss agreed to facilitate travel between the two countries.
Emphasizing that Japan is one of the most important development partners for India, Shribgla said its loans are deployed across sectors ranging from health to sustainable development. Japanese Ambassador Suzuki Satoshi was also present on the occasion.
