At present, more than half of the cities in India are completely closed, and most states have adopted the practice of closing cities and cities. Nearly half of the states or even the whole state are blocked and traffic barriers are implemented. Under such circumstances, the life of the urban population has encountered many difficulties, and many industries cannot operate or start normally, and the livelihood of some migrant workers has become a problem.
According to Indian media reports, the current urban unemployment rate in India has risen to 12%, and tens of millions of people have fallen into poverty and have a difficult life. A large number of migrant workers returned home, spreading the epidemic to rural and remote areas. Migrant workers stranded in cities or other places are eager to flee after the closure of cities in some states and the lifting of state closures. As a result, a large number of them are trapped in railway stations or long-distance bus stations due to the lack of traffic. This situation is most typical in Tamil state recently, with the capital Chennai the most serious. A large number of people have been sleeping outside the train station for several days, aggravating the spread of the epidemic and making people very worrying.
Faced with the domestic epidemic, as well as the resulting high unemployment rate, increased poverty, and displacement of migrant workers, Modi is probably not in the mood to go abroad to make appearances . In this way, is afraid that will cause him to be severely criticized by public opinion, which will lead to a further crisis of confidence. On the evening of May 11, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India announced the cancellation of Modi's planned trip to attend the summit of the seven leaders of the Western countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India explained this: "India is pleased that the Prime Minister of the UK has specially invited the Prime Minister of India to attend the G7 Summit, but in view of the situation of the new crown epidemic, it is hereby decided that the Prime Minister will not attend the G7 Summit in person. "
In fact, the G7 summit will be held in the UK from June 11 to 13, and there is still a month left, so there is no need to announce the decision so early. This is probably done to appease people.Last winter, the Modi government suddenly adopted a nationwide blockade that caused a large number of people to sleep on the streets and even return to their homes on foot, resulting in a large number of deaths. Various protests and riots followed. This time he doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes as .
Now, calls for him to step down are growing louder. Going out to the G7 summit is an extremely risky thing to do. Therefore, he canceled the planned trip, although this is a very important diplomatic event for India, which will improve India's international status and its influence in all aspects. After all this is a real big power club meeting and India is very eager to join this camp. And America , Japan , the United Kingdom and other countries are also trying their best to win over India, expecting it to become a capable player of this club. Not going to this strategically important summit could be a painful decision for the Modi government.
