Myanmar after Bangladesh to procure COVID-19 vaccines from India
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India’s high commissioner to Myanmar, Saurabh Kumar, met Myanmar’s health minister U Myint Htwe last week to discuss the issue of purchase of vaccines from SII, said people aware of the matter.
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Unlike some countries, which have preferred to only administer Chinese vaccines, Myanmar has decided to purchase vaccines from India, USA, UK, Russia and China.
New Delhi: Myanmar has decided to purchase the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII), becoming the second country in the neighbourhood after Bangladesh to do so, as part of efforts to reduce its dependence on China.
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(Bloomberg) India reassured Bangladesh it will prioritize the supply of Covid-19 shots to its South Asian neighbor, part of its vaccine outreach to counter Chinaâs rising influence in the region.
(Bloomberg) India reassured Bangladesh it will prioritize the supply of Covid-19 shots to its South Asian neighbor, part of its vaccine outreach to counter Chinaâs rising influence in the region.
Indiaâs Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshâs Sheikh Hasina met in a virtual summit Thursday the first high-level meeting of the leaders from the two countries since relations nosedived when India passed its controversial religion-based citizenship law late last year.
India is expected to reassure Bangladesh it will prioritize the supply of Covid-19 vaccines to its South Asian neighbor, part of its vaccine outreach to counter China’s rising influence in the region. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina are scheduled to meet Thursday in a virtual summit the first high-level meeting of the leaders from the two countries since relations nosedived when India passed its controversial religion-based citizenship law late last year. The new law fast-tracks Indian citizenship for non-Muslims from three neighboring nations including Bangladesh. Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen and home minister Asaduzzaman Khan had both called off visits last December as nationwide protests against the law erupted in India.