Top officials of the external affairs ministry have been in close touch with authorities in these four countries over this matter and the initiative has received positive response, ET has learnt. Vietnam, India‘s key strategic partner in SE Asia, may soon announce its decision on mutual recognition of vaccination certificates, the people cited earlier said.
The response from Japan, too, has been positive, given the fact that it has a stricter Covid-19 protocol, one of the persons quoted earlier said. Japan is a top investor in India and a key economic partner and, therefore, mobility is a priority for the Indian government.
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