The term "India variant" -- unobjectionable?

[RitterSport]

We’ve already had this conversation:

"China virus" is clearly racist. Why isn't "UK variant"?

I am firmly in the camp that using the phrase “China virus” is racist on its face and that anyone that uses it is doing so to parrot Trump who is IMO, a racist. But when I hear the phrases “UK variant”, “Brazilian variant”, or “South African variant”, I don’t think of racism at all. I prefer to be consistent in my thinking and I’m having difficulty justifying my thoughts. I’m left with the conclusion that “China virus” isn’t in and of itself a racist phrase but that there is an underlying mes…