ECTA is a mutually beneficial agreement between the two cricket-loving nations, reflecting the world view of a confident and aspirational New India. It reinforces the strategic partnership between two parliamentary democracies that support the rule of law and have similar legal systems. Both are part of the Quad. Both have joined the trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) along with Japan, and the 14-member Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).
On Thursday, most of the country’s employed folk left their desks and turned their minds to festive Dezemba things, a day earlier than usual, thanks to the Boks’ win-inspired public holiday.