Ambassadors and envoys from dozens of nations are to visit Hyderabad based biotech companies on Wednesday (December 9) and this has been seen as a major diplomatic victory for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)’s COVID-19 diplomacy.
The Indian Government looking to get into partnerships for manufacturing and delivery of vaccines, reports Times of India.
As India is the world largest manufacturer of vaccines, this gives Prime Minister Narendra Modi significant leverage on the international diplomatic scene. His repeated emphasis on India’s stellar vaccine production and delivery capacity will be used to help all of humanity to fight the pandemic.
As per reports, heads of foreign missions from at least 60 nations are to visit the facilities of vaccine manufacturers Bharat Biotech and Biological E.
India will soon become the global hub in the effort counter the Covid-19 pandemic as developed and developing nations will expect support from India. Modi had already made it very clear that vaccine production and delivery capacity of India will be used to help all humanity in fighting this crisis.
The November 6 briefing, led by foreign secretary Harsh Shringla, was attended by envoys and senior members of the diplomatic corps.