Jaishankar, Blinken talk about well being cooperation points

At a time when India is wanting in direction of the US for substances essential for vaccine manufacturing, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday spoke to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and mentioned “issues pertaining to health cooperation”.
Indian officers have been in contact with the US administration officers over the problem, as Indian envoy to the US Taranjit Sandhu is learnt to have taken it up with American officers.
India’s largest vaccine producer Serum Institute of India, which has been tasked with producing the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid shot, has been experiencing a crunch of uncooked supplies. SII chief Adar Poonawala had taken to Twitter to request the American President Joe Biden to raise an embargo on the availability of uncooked supplies, after the imposition of Defence Production Act (DPA), mobilising American assets for home use solely.
Jaishankar and Blinken additionally mentioned points referring to cooperation within the space of well being in addition to exchanged views on the agenda of the UN Security Council.
“Spoke to my US counterpart Secretary of State @SecBlinken this evening. Conversation covered recent developments in India’s immediate and extended neighbourhood. Exchanged views on the UNSC agenda. Also discussed issues pertaining to our health cooperation,” Jaishankar tweeted.

Earlier within the day, Jaishankar defended India’s resolution to export vaccines to different nations amid the second wave — he mentioned Delhi was pushing massive nations to make sure clean provide of uncooked supplies wanted for manufacturing of Covid vaccines in India.
““If you ask why are you exporting (vaccines) at all, somebody will ask — why am I exporting to India. That is so short-sighted. Only non-serious, irresponsible people can make that argument,” Jaishankar mentioned, at a conclave organised by All India Management Association.