Indian delegation to London forced to isolate

All I can post is WTAF . You are not alone and I am beyond furious. It’s all about the optics isn’t it holding an in person international meeting.

Australia won't allow their citizens into the country---way to go

It’s crazy. Zoom meetings are working really well and I think it’s the way forward: reducing air miles etc. One of the side effects of the pandemic seems to be a total lack of common sense in people that should know better.

Ridiculous situation, should not even have been considered given the current problems in India. How much equipment, care etc could be bought using the money wasted on sending this delegation. That's without the obvious risks to all and sundry.

But we want a trade deal with them. That’s what it’s all about....

Obviously at any price MayBee

Think of it the other way round. Why didn't the Indian delegation decline the invitation in view of the circumstances in their country?

It’s the optics just the optics - look how important we are travelling thousands of miles to go to a meeting, just look. Look how important we are standing outside the FCO in order to elbow bump with lots of other people who’ve travelled thousands of miles to see us. Look, look , look. ?

India isn't even in the G7!

But we have to be nice and invite them because of the trade deals - let's see how they turn out.

India is not in the G7 so did not need to be at the table in person. Even if they were in the G7 is there nobody with one iota of common sense who would look at the state India is in at the moment and decide it would be best not to travel? Ye Gods, haven't we suffered enough? Now there is a chink of light at the end of the tunnel we risk going back a few steps. Who have they been merrily mixing with and spreading it around? Of course, now Boris is basking in the glory of the vaccine programme he wants to be able to trumpet his wonderful trade deals; India being one of them. Shameful.

EllanVannin

Australia won't allow their citizens into the country---way to go

They have a PM with a backbone.

I wonder how many UK residents the infected men have been in contact with - I don’t mean just the others in meetings with them but ordinary workers - cleaners, waiters etc?? I don’t suppose they count

We shouldn’t have invited anyone in my humble opinion, but given that we have, the invitation to India to participate in person should have been rescinded and a zoom option offered, given the situation in India just now. And if none of that happened, then India should have declined to come, given their situation at home. The two who have tested positive have travelled all the way from India on planes, no doubt using taxis/official cars, mixed at airports, and must be accommodated somewhere, presumably hotels. All those opportunities to spread the virus. Ludicrous!

Lillie

Think of it the other way round. Why didn't the Indian delegation decline the invitation in view of the circumstances in their country?

No the question is wtf did we invite them ?

maddyone

We shouldn’t have invited anyone in my humble opinion, but given that we have, the invitation to India to participate in person should have been rescinded and a zoom option offered, given the situation in India just now. And if none of that happened, then India should have declined to come, given their situation at home. The two who have tested positive have travelled all the way from India on planes, no doubt using taxis/official cars, mixed at airports, and must be accommodated somewhere, presumably hotels. All those opportunities to spread the virus. Ludicrous!

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suzie yes, we’re saying the same thing.

maddyone

We shouldn’t have invited anyone in my humble opinion, but given that we have, the invitation to India to participate in person should have been rescinded and a zoom option offered, given the situation in India just now. And if none of that happened, then India should have declined to come, given their situation at home. The two who have tested positive have travelled all the way from India on planes, no doubt using taxis/official cars, mixed at airports, and must be accommodated somewhere, presumably hotels. All those opportunities to spread the virus. Ludicrous!

I agree wholeheartedly maddyone.

Is it true that Patel isn’t going to self isolate because she was wearing a mask? Which means that people that are contacted to say they’ve been near to an infected person anywhere can just refuse to self isolate because they were wearing a mask. Even if they probably had it under their chin or nose etc.

Then the G7 summit meeting in Cornwall next month.

What! Are there two meetings?

Yes - this is a sort of preliminary one ( to see how well they can introduce another variant it appears) ?

You couldn’t make it up!

Do we know if more people are coming from India, or are the ones already here staying for the Cornwall meeting? Come to that, are more people coming from any other countries, or are they all staying?

Australia, India and South Korea invited as guest nations