Covid-19 crisis: India pins hope on more vaccine supply from the US

The US government promised to stand with India as it continues to fight the resurgence of the pandemic

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is on his way back from the five-day visit to the US, pinning hopes on ramping up supply of Covid-19 vaccine supply required for India’s mass inoculation programme.

Apart from discussion on matters related to United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Quad, and climate change, Jaishankar and his counterpart Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed matters on vaccine manufacturing, procurement, delivery, and how India and the US can work on it together. However, the details on vaccine partnerships are yet to be revealed.

The US government promised to stand with India as it continues to