Watch: Arab Nations, Expats rush critical supplies to counter India s 2nd Covid wave
As India faces acute shortage of oxygen, Saudi Arabia was first to rush in for help shipping 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen as emergency relief
Tuesday May 4, 2021 8:20 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS
New Delhi: India s Gulf neighbours and the Indian expats residing in these Arab states have mounted a herculean effort to help India counter the second deadly wave of Covid-19.
On Tuesday, Kuwait rushed 60 oxygen concentrators and ventilators and 282 oxygen cylinders to India, evoking prompt appreciation from Indian shores. Deepening our fraternal ties of friendship. Thank Kuwait for shipment of 282 oxygen cylinders, 60 oxygen concentrators, ventilators and other medical supplies that arrived today, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
A COVID blot on India’s foreign policy canvas
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A direct consequence of the pandemic is that New Delhi’s claim to regional primacy and leadership could take a hit
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A direct consequence of the pandemic is that New Delhi’s claim to regional primacy and leadership could take a hit
The second wave of COVID-19 and its agonising consequences, prompting the country to accept foreign aid after a gap of 17 years, is bound to have far-reaching strategic implications for India. While the world realises that India is too important to ignore, which perhaps explains the rush to help, there is little doubt that the country will not be the toast of the western world until it is able to get back on its feet. As a direct consequence of the pandemic, New Delhi’s claim to regional primacy and leadership will take a major hit, its ‘leading power’ aspirations will be dented, and accentuate its domestic political contestations. Th
Jaishankar s help sought for return of Kashmiri students to B desh National | Written by : IANS| Updated:
Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Monday wrote to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar requesting him to facilitate the travel of Kashmiri students studying in Bangladesh for their exams.
In its letter, the JKSA said that exams in universities and medical colleges in Bangladesh will commence from May 31, after being postponed on April 3 and students informed that the new dates will be announced two weeks after Eid.
It said due to the second Covid wave, hundreds of students had returned to India and now all of a sudden, new dates for the exams have been announced.
Facilitate travel of Kashmiri medical students to Bangladesh, JKSA writes to MEA
Srinagar, May 3 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Students Association on Monday urged External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to facilitate travel of Kashmiri medical students from the valley to Bangladesh so that they can appear in the MMBS examination scheduled to be held from May 31.
An official spokesperson of J&K Students Association on Monday said that association has written a letter to Dr Jaishankar urging him to facilitate travel of over 100 Kashmiri medical students, who are in the valley, to Bangladesh. “Over 100 Kashmiri medical students pursuing studies in Bangladesh are currently stuck in Kashmiri due to pandemic,” he said.
Gulf countries, expats, rush critical supplies to counter India s second Covid wave
Tue, May 04 2021 08:11:26 PM
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS): India s Gulf neighbours and the Indian expats residing in these countries have mounted a herculean effort to help India counter the second deadly wave of Covid-19.
On Tuesday, Kuwait rushed 60 oxygen concentrators and ventilators and 282 oxygen cylinders to India, evoking prompt appreciation from Indian shores. Deepening our fraternal ties of friendship. Thank Kuwait for shipment of 282 oxygen cylinders, 60 oxygen concentrators, ventilators and other medical supplies that arrived today, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
In March this year, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmad Nasser Al Mohammad Al Sabah was in India to thank New Delhi for its support to Kuwait during the coronavirus pandemic. In the first wave of the pandemic last year, India had sent medical assistance to Kuwait in the form of a white ar