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He says India is completely self-reliant and is also helping many countries
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A healthcare worker fills syringe during the second day of COVID-19 vaccination in Ahmedabad on January 19, 2021.
| Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji
He says India is completely self-reliant and is also helping many countries
Trashing politics over Coronavirus vaccines and trying to allay fears, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the call on launching them was taken by scientists.
In an interaction via video conferencing with health workers in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, Mr. Modi referred indirectly to criticism over the emergency-use clearance given to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
India News: NEW DELHI: As the battle against coronavirus reaches a turning point, India is sharpening its vaccine diplomacy to reach out to its South Asian neighb.
Updated Jan 20, 2021 | 13:58 IST
New Delhi has, on several occasions, expressed its intent to assist its Asian neighbours and strengthen its geopolitical significance in the region. Workers unload the first consignment of Covishield vaccines manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. | Photo Credit: PTI
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Among the other countries, reportedly, in line to receive Indian vaccines are Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Seychelles
Facilitated by India s external affairs ministry, 60 foreign envoys also visited Hyderabad – the vaccine hub of the country – in December
Having developed its own vaccines, China has sought to use them to repair and bolster its ties with its Asian neighbours