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India to provide food, medical assistance to Madagascar, says Jaishankar ANI | Updated: Mar 01, 2021 21:33 IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday said that India will despatch food and medical supplies to Madagascar in coming days.
In a tweet, Jaishankar informed that he has spoken to his Madagascar counterpart Tehindrazanarivelo Djacoba Liva on Monday. Good conversation with FM of Madagascar @Tehindrazanari1.Informed him that Indian humanitarian assistance would be delivered in the coming days. Will include food and medical supplies, he tweeted.
Earlier, Madagascar Minister of Defence, General Richard Rakotonirina had said that India is a major player in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and the neighbouring countries rely on India to play its part in ensuring peace and prosperity in that region.
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After PM Modi, Jaishankar receives first jab of Bharat Biotech s Covaxin ANI | Updated: Mar 01, 2021 21:32 IST
New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Monday received the first dose of Covaxin, India s indigenous coronavirus vaccine developed by biotechnology firm Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar posted a picture of himself taking the first dose of the vaccine and wrote, Got my jab. For the curious, it was Covaxin. Felt secure, will travel safely.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated.
India sending humanitarian assistance to Madgascar
New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) In response to the urgent appeal made by Madagascar for international solidarity and assistance to deal with the humanitarian crisis in South of Madagascar due to severe drought, India is sending a consignment of 1000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 tablets of HCQ to Madagascar.
The humanitarian assistance is being delivered on-board Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa, which will leave with the food and medical assistance on March 3 and is expected to reach the Port of Ehoala in Madagascar between March 21-24.
The prompt Indian assistance to Madagascar was conveyed on Monday by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar in a phone conversation with the Foreign Minister of Madagascar Dr. Tehindrazanarivelo Djacoba A.S Oliva.