Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday spoke to Vice President Kamala D Harris after US President Joe Biden promised to share the first 25 million (2.5 crore) doses with India and other countries experiencing surges.
PM Modi also expressed his appreciation for the assurance of vaccine supplies to India as part of the US Strategy for Global Vaccine Sharing, under which India is expected to get the first batch of doses by the month-end.
“Spoke to US Vice President Kamala Harris a short while ago. I deeply appreciate the assurance of vaccine supplies to India as part of the US Strategy for Global Vaccine Sharing,” PM Modi wrote on Twitter.
The PM also thanked the Vice President for all the support and solidarity from the US government, businesses and Indian diaspora.