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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not physically attend the upcoming G7 summit in the United Kingdom due to the current epidemiological situation, Foreign Ministrys Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Tuesday
The Maritime Relations of India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
The Maldives, Sri Lanka and India share a maritime neighbourhood in the Indian Ocean (IO). The Indian Maritime Security Strategy is clear that India’s maritime neighbourhood and its navy are important facets of its political and economic relationships with countries in that region.
The Maldives and Sri Lanka are strategically located close to major sea lines of communication.
India considers the Maldives and Sri Lanka as being in its sphere of influence, which makes China’s increasing footprint in the island countries a major concern for New Delhi.
Several Indian states have run out of Covid jabs less than a day before the country was due to kick off a nationwide vaccination drive, as domestic manufacturing shortages hamper supplies amid spiralling infection rates.
The Ministry of External Affairs has announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the G7 summit in person in view of the current Coronavirus situation. The summit of the Group of Seven (G7) nations is scheduled to take place in Cornwall from June 11-13. “While appreciating the invitation to the Prime Minister…