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Corona Warrior of the World: Understanding India’s Vaccine Diplomacy to Tackle Global Health Crisis

While the world community has been trying very hard to grapple with the devastating Covid-19 pandemic for the last one year, India has emerged as the ‘Corona Warrior of the World’ through its ‘Vaccine Maitri’ goodwill campaign. Believing in the civilizational old philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbkama , the World is One Family, India moved forward to save global population by supplying Made in India Covid-19 vaccines to more than 75 countries across Asia, Africa, Americas and Europe so far. Not only that, India also supplied hydroxychloroquine, paracetamol and other required medicines to over 150 nations since the beginning of this dreaded disease. And India has been doing this generous support despite the fact that it is among the world’s top most affected nation by this deadly pandemic. India also extended its global outreach by joining the United Nations-supported COVAX initiatives under which the agency buys vaccines from the mega producers and distribute to the under-developed nation