No R-Day guest likely as Johnson cancels visit

DELHI/ LONDON: Weeks ahead of the January 26 Republic Day celebrations, at which he was going to be the chief guest, UK PM Boris Johnson Tuesday cancelled his visit to India citing fresh lockdown in England and the rapid spread of the new Covid strain. Johnson is widely expected to visit India before June 2021, with sources suggesting it will now be in March, assuming the pandemic in Britain can be brought under control.