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New Zealand suspension of travel from India questioned amid fears of racist backlash Tess McClure in Auckland © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Alamy “The question of ‘Why India?’ must be asked, and a clear answer should be given,” said Sunil Kaushal, president of the Waitakere Indian Association. He asked why the ruling applied only to India, when other nations including the United States, Brazil, France and the UK had also experienced soaring infection rates, especially when compared per-capita. © Photograph: Alamy New Zealand has barred people arriving from India for two weeks from 11 April. “We don’t feel like a part of the ‘team of 5 million’ when Indians are singled out like this,” he said.

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