At UN, India's Tough Defence of Wheat Export Ban, Covid Jab Swipe At West
NDTV
The government said that India's decision to restrict wheat exports will ensure it can 'truly' respond to those most in need.
India on Wednesday expressed its concern over the hoarding of food grains and discrimination amid the "unjustified increase" in food prices and cautioned the West that the issue should not go the way of Covid-19 vaccines, for which poor countries struggled even for initial doses while rich nations had an excess of what they needed.
External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that the Indian government has recognised the sudden spike in global prices of wheat which put "our food security and those of our neighbours and other vulnerable countries at risk."
"It is necessary for all of us to adequately appreciate the importance of equity, affordability and accessibility when it comes to food grains," he said.
He was speaking at the ministerial meeting on 'Global Food Security Call to Action', which was chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken under the US Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of May.
