After India-UK vaccine standoff came PM Modi and Boris Johnson’s patch-up hugs

After the resolution of the India-UK vaccine recognition row, bonhomie and friendship between PM Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson were on full display at the COP26 Climate Summit.

Bonhomie and friendship were on full display at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson. The hugs and freewheeling chat between the two leaders were enabled by ironing out the vaccine recognition issue that had become a sore point for India days ahead of the summit.

India and the UK had a huge diplomatic wrangle recently following London’s refusal to recognise Covishield/AstraZeneca vaccines administered in India and putting Indian travellers through mandatory quarantine and testing. New Delhi had threatened with reciprocal action, and eventually followed through. London finally gave in and announced waiver from mandatory quarantine to travellers vaccinated (by UK or WHO recognised vaccines) in India as well.