Giving the details of India’s covid vaccine outreach, India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar speaking at the upper house of the Indian Parliament Rajya Sabha has said that it has “raised India’s standing” and “generated great international goodwill”.
India has sent India-made COVID vaccines to 72 countries, in form of commercial deals and gifts. The outreach named “Vaccine Maitri” started with countries in the neighborhood, followed by Gulf, Africa, and CARICOM countries. New Delhi also sent vaccines under the COVAX.
He said, “House should recognize the enormous feeling for India that our initiative has generated….our Ambassadors feel every day the warmth of ordinary people across the world for India. In the truest sense, this has been people-centric diplomacy at work.”
He pointed out, “The world sees not just the selfless outlook of India but also of the quality of our products and capabilities”.
Last year, amid the pandemic, India supplied medicines…