In talks with Pfizer, Moderna, J&J to make vaccines in India: Foreign secy

India is looking forward to WHO's nod for vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech

India is in discussion with top US vaccine manufacturers -- Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna -- on the manufacturing of their vaccines in the country to strengthen the inoculation drive in the country.

“We are part of the discussion with major vaccine manufacturers about sourcing and manufacturing their vaccines locally. We have also helped to expedite the introduction of Sputnik-V vaccines,” Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday.

“Vaccines have complex supply chains. We have worked to ease regulatory disruption to these supply chains with key partners through diplomatic interventions,” Shringla said.

During April-May, India battled a devastating second wave of