CoronavirusCountries step up to supply oxygen and medicine to India
'Vaccine diplomacy' arrives in South Asia with not-so-ulterior motives
A shipment of oxygen concentrators, ventilators and other medical supplies arrive from Russia on April 29. (Indian External Affairs Ministry via AP)
MOYURU BABA, Nikkei staff writer
May 2, 2021 10:00 JST
Updated on May 3, 2021 10:44 JST
NEW DELHI -- The international community is scrambling to provide assistance to India, which is being ravaged by new coronavirus variants. But in leapfrogging one another to announce shipments of oxygen, medical supplies and other emergency aid, the U.S., European nations and dozens of other countries appear to be making certain diplomatic calculations.