Covid: Helping India in US national interest, lawmakers write to Biden
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Covid: Helping India in US national interest, lawmakers write to Biden
Chidanand Rajghatta / TNN / May 13, 2021, 21:00 IST
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US President Joe Biden delivers remarks about COVID vaccinations in the South Court Auditorium at the White House (AP)
WASHINGTON: More than 50 US lawmakers have written to President Joe Biden urging him to bolster American assistance to New Delhi to overcome the coronavirus surge in India, asserting that enhanced help from Washington s, which stands at a modest $100 million, is in US national interest.
“As long as COVID persists in India, there is the potential for additional variants that could pose a serious threat to a vaccinated America, the lawmakers, led by California Congressman Brad Sherman, the Democratic Chair of the Congressional India Caucus, warned in the March 12 letter, adding, We must do our part to quell the virus any
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Congressman Brad Sherman, Democratic Co-Chair of India Caucus in the US House of Representatives, said talks were held with Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu about the crisis unfolding in India.
“As Democratic co-chair of the India Caucus, I am of course committed to helping India at this critical time,” Sherman said.
Outpour of bipartisan support for Joe Biden over COVID-19 help to India
The US maintains a moral obligation to assist our ally India as they face severe challenges posed by COVID-19, Congressman Brad Sherman said
PTI | April 28, 2021 | Updated 13:06 IST
US President Joe Biden
In an outpour of support during India s moment of crisis, American lawmakers applauded President Joe Biden for all help he was extending to save lives of people suffering from COVID-19, and urged him to do more. The US maintains a moral obligation to assist our ally India as they face severe challenges posed by COVID-19. We must take every necessary step to ensure the Indian people receive the aid and assistance they need in order to emerge from this crisis, Congressman Brad Sherman, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Tuesday.
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American lawmakers applauded US President Joe Biden for his help to India to fight Covid
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In an outpour of support during India s moment of crisis, American lawmakers applauded President Joe Biden for all help he was extending to save lives of people suffering from COVID-19, and urged him to do more.