First of $100M Covid aid from US arriving in India
Fri, Apr 30 2021 11:27 IST |
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First of $100M Covid aid from US arriving in India. Image Source: IANS News
New York, April 30 : Two US planes carrying oxygen cylinders, rapid testing kits and N95 masks that are the first of Covid-19 assistance totally worth $100 million were to have arrived in India on Thursday night, according to US officials. The planes carried the first tranche of the assistance, which includes oxygen cylinders, rapid diagnostic tests, and N95 masks to protect frontline workers, President Joe Biden s Deputy Principal Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.
US supports freedom of expression, but opposes inciting violence on social media
Fri, Apr 30 2021 12:03 IST |
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Social media. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
New York, April 30 : The US opposes incitement to violence on social media while supporting freedom of expression, according to State Department Spokesperson Ned Price.
Asked at his briefing on Thursday about freedom of expression and the social media being used as a tool to incite violence against the government as it happened in the US. Price said, Of course, hate speech, incitement to violence is something that we oppose everywhere. But clearly, we support freedom of expression, while still calling out and condemning when we see incitement to violence and hate speech.
US imposing restrictions on travel from India starting Tuesday: Harris
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Sat, May 1 2021 2:42 IST |
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Biden picks Harris as point person for diplomatic efforts. Image Source: IANS News
New York, May 1 : The US is imposing restrictions on travel from India starting on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris has said. We have announced that starting Tuesday on the advice of the CDC (Centres for Disease Control, our COVID-19 experts, medical experts and national security advisors travel restrictions will come into force for India, she told reporters on Friday.
Harris, who was visiting Cincinnati, said, There is no question that it (COVID surge in India) is a great tragedy, in terms of the loss of life, and as I have said before, and I will say again, we as a country have made a commitment to the people of India to support them.
As China challenge looms, Biden says US will keep strong Indo-Pacific military presence
Thu, Apr 29 2021 11:21 IST |
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New York, April 29 : US President Joe Biden has said that as a deterrence to conflicts he would maintain a strong presence in the Indo-Pacific, an area where China is asserting itself aggressively.
China loomed large in Biden s address to the joint session of Congress on Wednesday as he made the fast-developing nation the economic and strategic threat to the US. We re in a competition with China and other countries to win the 21stCentury. We have to do more than just build back. We have to build back better, he said.
Citing own robust system, India turns down UN supply chain help: Spokesperson
Wed, Apr 28 2021 12:12 IST |
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Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (Photo: UN/IANS). Image Source: IANS News
United Nations, April 28 : India has turned down the UN s offer of assistance from its integrated supply chain saying that it has its own robust system to manage the logistics of getting material for the dealing with the COVID-19 surge, according to a UN spokesperson. We offered the assistance of our integrated supply chain if it was required. We ve been told at this point that it s not needed because India has a reasonably robust system to deal with this. But our offer stands, and we re willing to help in whatever way we can, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said on Tuesday.