By Jan Arden
The Jugnauth couple, PM Pravind and wife Kobita, were feted in style and regalia at the inauguration of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Gujarat on April 19, and there is no doubt that this planned trip will contribute towards consolidating the India-Mauritius axis with Ambassador Singla in attendance. Nothing beats the personal interactions that take place on the sidelines at high levels, even when hosts are equally busy at such an august and promising breakthrough event for the world medical fraternity.
The special arrangements made by the Indian authorities for PM Jugnauth and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as chief guests, testify to the enduring strengths underlying the strong multi-faceted bonds between our two Indian Ocean countries, including national security, and the special place the PM seems to have woven personally with the highest levels of the BJP in India.
Unfortunately for the PMO, although official communication would have tried to focus on this trip, the meetings and outcomes, the Mauritian scene was erupting as the population was literally sand-bagged by a flurry of steep price rises that will add more burdensome worries to the rapidly eroding purchasing power of even the middle classes, let alone the elderlies or the struggling SMEs. * Read More… Become a Subscriber
Mauritius Times ePaper Friday 22 April 2022
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