India 'really stands out' in terms of vaccine policy: IMF's Gita Gopinath

Gita Gopinath made the comments in an interactive session during the Inaugural Dr Hansa Mehta Lecture organised on occasion of International Women's Day.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath has said India "really stands out" in terms of its Covid-19 vaccine policy even as she hailed the country for playing an important role during the pandemic by manufacturing and shipping the shots to several nations. Speaking in an interactive session during the inaugural Dr Hansa Mehta Lecture, organised on occasion of International Women's Day, Gopinath said, "India really stands out in terms of its vaccine policy. If you look at where exactly is one manufacturing hub for vaccines in the world - that will be India." India has provided 56 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines to a number of countries, including Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles.