COVID-19 Crisis Demonstrated Rise Of India Is Good For World: Foreign Secretary

In an address at the Ananta Aspen Centre, Harsh Vardhan Shringla also said that the coronavirus crisis has demonstrated that the rise of India as a "self-reliant" partner is good for the world.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday said India will need to calibrate its external supplies of coronavirus vaccines keeping in mind its domestic needs as the rise in COVID-19 cases highlighted the need for an accelerated vaccination programme. In an address at the Ananta Aspen Centre, Mr Shringla also said that the coronavirus crisis has demonstrated that the rise of India as a "self-reliant" partner is good for the world. Delving into various aspects of vaccine supplies, the foreign secretary said that India is working with some of its partner countries to create secure, resilient and sustainable supply chains for itself and the world at large. Mr Shringla said that the number of vaccine doses shared with India's partner countries so far is about the same as the number India itself used in its domestic immunisation programme.