At the launch of Satya Mohanty's book, ‘Unpolitically Correct’, Tharoor discussed the successes of India’s vaccine diplomacy and the failure of its initiatives to tackle unemployment.
EAM Jaishankar visited both African countries earlier this month. Analysts say it'll likely set stage for next India-Africa Forum Summit (IAFS) and may bode well for India at UN.
It’s too soon to call who won or lost in vaccine diplomacy. The tail of the pandemic will be long. Infrastructure built as a collaborative effort will bring diplomatic rewards.
The shipment of 66.3 million vaccines is a sign of India’s commitment to good global citizenship. It is this sense of unity that has come to India’s assistance today.
Booked slots on CoWIN are a problem of the ‘announce-now, plan-later’ method that India loves so much. Millennials desperately want some of that vaccine maitri.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar says it's not fair to blame Modi govt for India's second wave crisis, adds that poll rallies & Kumbh mela weren't the only reasons for Covid spread.
Given the importance of Indian origin communities as political groups in the US, how this Indian-American mission unfolds will be interesting to watch.
China’s vaccines have received some high-profile endorsements. Indonesian President Joko Widodo received Sinovac shot on live TV, Brazil has begun distributing Sinovac doses.
In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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