There is strong will on the part of Indian and Britain to have a fresh basis for a robust bilateral relationship. Analyse (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· Beyond the immediate relief supplies of oxygen and other medical equipment needed to treat COVID victims, India and the UK must tap into the enormous potential for bilateral strategic cooperation in the health sector.
· Britain and the G-7 are well-positioned to help transform India’s internal capabilities as well as benefit from them in the management of future global pandemics.
· On trade, for example, both are on the rebound from their respective regional blocs. Britain has walked out of the European Union and India has refused to join the China-centred Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
· Although both will continue to trade with their regional partners, they are eager to build new global economic partnerships.
· Delhi, which is looking at a neighbourhood that has been transformed by the rise of China, needs as wide a coalition as possible to restore a semblance of regional balance. Britain could also contribute to the strengthening of India’s domestic defence industrial base. The two sides could also expand Delhi’s regional reach through sharing of logistical facilities.
· Delhi and London are said to be exploring an agreement on migration and mobility to facilitate the legal movement of Indians into Britain.
