China Looks to Stoke U.S.-India Tension Over Slow Virus Response
Archana Chaudhary and Tony Czuczka, Bloomberg News Ambulances are lined up at a crematorium on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, on Friday, April 23, 2021. Bodies piling up at crematoriums and burial grounds across India are sparking concerns that the death toll from a ferocious new Covid-19 wave may be much higher than official records, underplaying the scale of a resurgence that is overwhelming the country s medical system. , Bloomberg
(Bloomberg) With the U.S. dragging its feet in offering India help to combat the worldâs worst virus crisis, China is moving to drive a wedge between the democratic security partners.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the country would be happy to hold talks on all the differences with India and seek their resolution through dialogue if the latter shows its willingness to revisit its unilateral .
Superficial Closeness : China s Digs Over US Response To India Crisis Superficial Closeness : China s Digs Over US Response To India Crisis President Joe Biden on Sunday met growing calls in India to provide aid, with his administration pledging raw materials for vaccinating and finance to boost production of Covid-19 shots.
India Coronavirus Cases: More than 1.95 lakh people have died so far.
With the US dragging its feet in offering India help to combat the world s worst virus crisis, China is moving to drive a wedge between the democratic security partners.
In a barrage of editorials, political cartoons and social-media posts in recent days, the Communist Party-backed Global Times newspaper blasted the US for failing to provide aid while calling on India to improve ties with Beijing. Highlighting the desperate situation in Delhi, where hospitals and crematoriums are overwhelmed, it suggested that India can t rely on the US.