India was there for us, we will be there for them: US President Biden on India's Covid-19 crisis
India Today
After a telephonic conversation with PM Modi, President Joe Biden said India helped the people of America in their hour of need and the US will provide full support to India's fight against Covid-19.
India helped the people of America in their hour of need and the US will provide full support in providing emergency assistance and resources in India's fight against Covid-19, President Joe Biden asserted after his phone call with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Today, I spoke with Prime Minister @narendramodi and pledged America’s full support to provide emergency assistance and resources in the fight against COVID-19. India was there for us, and we will be there for them. The two leaders spoke on Monday as the Biden administration, which was criticised by many for its slow reaction to the massive medical crisis in India, swung into action to provide assistance to India in its fight against the surge in Covid-19 cases. The urgent help announced by the White House ranged from oxygen supplies, raw materials for COVID-19 vaccines, critical life-saving drugs to PPEs.
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