Ease Restrictions On In-Bound Travellers: Foreign Govts, Tourism Sector To India

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New Delhi: India is under pressure from both foreign governments and the tourism sector to gradually ease COVID-19 restrictions on foreign travellers, especially those who are fully vaccinated.

India too has been asking other countries, especially members of the European Union (EU), the United States and China, to remove travel and quarantine restrictions on Indian nationals, especially those who have been vaccinated.

During a visit to London, Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla had asked the United Kingdom to review its ban on travel from India saying that large Indian cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai are “practically free” of COVID-19.

External Affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told a regular news briefing last week, “We believe that this easing will be an important step towards economic recovery post-Covid for all our countries. There have been some positive steps in this direction of easing restrictions…and we hope that more countries will continue to take steps towards normalising the movement of people from India.”