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Thursday, September 25, 2025
TopicVaccine diplomacy

Topic: Vaccine diplomacy

Shashi Tharoor is a fan of Modi’s vaccine policy. Not of Make in India and PLI

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.

Maritime, defence ties, ‘building on vaccine goodwill’: Decoding Jaishankar’s tours to Uganda & Mozambique

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.

Covid vaccine diplomacy isn’t working. It’s time for a new approach

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.

India is too strategic to fail. Support on Covid shows our diplomacy punches above its weight

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.

Young India wants Covid vaccines, but CoWIN just won’t let us win

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.

‘A crowd is a crowd, is a crowd’ — Jaishankar mounts spirited defence of govt’s Covid management

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.

‘Indians for Indians’ is how Indian-Americans are fighting Biden ban on vaccine raw materials

Given the importance of Indian origin communities as political groups in the US, how this Indian-American mission unfolds will be interesting to watch.

Bharat Biotech signs deal to supply 20 million doses of Covaxin to Brazil

A press release Friday stated that several countries have expressed strong interest in Covaxin and the company was fully committed to ensuring supplies promptly and efficiently.

WHO chief lauds PM Modi for vaccine equity, hopes other countries follow India’s example

In a tweet Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said India's support in supplying its vaccines is helping over 60 countries to begin the vaccination process.

Collaboration shown in fighting Covid a valuable takeaway from the pandemic, says PM Modi

Addressing a workshop Thursday on 'Covid-19 Management' with 10 other nations, Modi said that South Asia has managed to achieve one of the lowest fatality rates in the world.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.