Will ensure that Indians travelling abroad face least possible restrictions: Jaishankar

New Delhi: It is one of my top priorities to ensure that Indians travelling abroad face least possible restrictions with regards to the type of vaccination they have received, said Dr. S Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, during the Plenary Session on “Shaping a New India for Global Role” on day two of CII Annual Meeting 2021 organised virtually.

Mr Jaishankar emphasised that as India and Indians look at the world as a global workplace, international mobility and migration becomes very important. He said that ‘vaccine certificates’ rather than type of vaccine received should be the criteria for enabling overseas travel and that India is taking up this issue bilaterally with multiple countries.

On India’s leadership role during the pandemic, the EAM said that while many countries competed over essential medical supplies, India stood out as being decisive and effective, providing essential food, medicines, equipment and vaccine to various countries. India supplied vaccine to many smaller countries, who may not have got the necessary supplies otherwise.

On setting an agenda for positioning a New India beyond 2022, the EAM emphasised that the country needs to invest in building capacities and supply chains within India and the Atmanirbhar Bharat is the kind of holistic approach that provides the platform for it. – India News Stream