Topic: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora.
2. What is Green passport which has been in news recently? Do you think the initiative is discriminatory? analyse. (250 words)
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
Recently, The EU Digital Covid Certificate, or the “green pass” as it is popularly known, has been created to restore freedom of travel for the public and remove the barriers on entry placed due to the pandemic. Thus the question.
Key Demand of the question:
Discuss the concept of Green passport and explain in what way it is discriminatory.
Directive:
Analyze – When asked to analyse, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them as a whole in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with what is the ‘green pass’ which will ease travel restrictions across EU.
Body:
The EU Digital Covid Certificate, or the “green pass” as it is popularly known, has been created to restore freedom of travel for the public and remove the barriers on entry placed due to the pandemic.
It is a digital proof that a person has either been vaccinated against Covid-19, or received a negative test result, or recovered from the viral infection. The document is valid across all EU countries.
While the “green pass” is expected to make the experience of travel hassle-free for people by doing away with restrictions, it is not absolutely compulsory.
The ‘vaccine passport’ has been largely touted to be a ticket back to normalcy, but it has given rise to larger concerns over intrusion, privacy and a curb on the right to free movement.
Discuss the concerns in detail.
Conclusion:
Conclude that with vaccine coverage as a percentage of population in developing countries still low compared to developed countries, such an initiative could prove to be highly discriminatory.
