US to ship first tranche of 100 ventilators to India next week: White House

Trump spoke with Modi on Tuesday and “the two leaders discussed the G-7 (summit), the Covid-19 response, and regional security issues”

Current Affairs : The US will be ready to ship the first tranche of 100 ventilators it’s donating to India next week, the White House said quoting what President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a conference call.

Trump spoke with Modi on Tuesday and “the two leaders discussed the G-7 (summit), the Covid-19 response, and regional security issues”, news agency PTI reported.

“The president was happy to announce that the United States would be ready to ship the first tranche of 100 donated ventilators to India next week, the White House said in a readout of the call.

Modi said on Twitter that he had a warm and productive conversation with his friend Trump.

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The richness and depth of India-US consultations will remain an important pillar of the post-Covid global architecture, Modi tweeted.

Trump spoke about the US presidency of the Group of seven, and conveyed his desire to expand the ambit of the grouping beyond the existing membership, to include other important countries including India.Continue Reading