however, what modi is seeing is a strong wave of criticism. modi and his handling has been panned.dept at deflecting criticism, and he has a committed voter base. so, what the costs will be remain to be seen. annmarie: thank you so much for your time this morning. bloomberg's south asia government editor, please stay safe and continue to bring us these reports. full swing of earnings season this monday morning. i'm looking forward to your interview tomorrow with the ubs ceo. that's why you're in zurich. manus: indeed. we'll be catching up at the headquarters. dessert'-- zurich's beautiful. good morning. ♪ wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connection's a good start. but kids also need computers. and sometimes the hardest thing about homework is finding a place to do it. so why not hook community centers up with wifi? for kids like us, and all the amazing things we're gonna learn. over the next 10 years, comcast is committing $1 billion to reach 50 million low-income americans with the tools and resources they need to be ready for anything. i hope you're read

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her cover story, "how modi failed us." as pressure grows to put it into vaccine hoarding, share the supply with india and the rest of the world, we will speak with a doctor and economist. on the eve of his 100th day in office, president biden gives his first speech to a joint session of congress. for the first time in history, two women sat behind him, house speaker nancy pelosi and vice president kamala harris. pres. biden: madame speaker, madame vice president. no president has said those words from this podium. and it is about time. amy: predent biden used his address to propose trillions of dollars in new economic proposals, calling the lawmakers to expand the social safety net with $4 trillion in taxes from the rich and corporations. we will get response from congressmember ro khanna. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. in his first speech to a joint session of congress, president biden urged lawmakers to support his plan to spend trillions

i think what has gone wrong is the hubris of prime minister modi.each the end of the covid crisis." now we have a complete catastrophe, with not enough oxygen in hospitals to provide to patients. we do not even know exact numbers, how many covid cases there are in india because most likely a lot of people, especially in rural areas, are not testing. he has... he is campaigning, there will be elections in india in five states and campaigns go on. he campaigns without wearing a facemask. religious festivals, gatherings of millions of people have continued to go ahead. cricket matches and so on, so no measures whatsoever to prevent the spreading of the, of this pandemic. and these are super spreading events, any epidemiologist would say super spreading events and no safety measures. i think criminal responsibility from the part of the indian government. it is the indian people who are paying the price because most likely the situation is going to be draconian lockdowns are going to be violently monitored by the police, as it happened last year. and per

because modi's got it on lock.itter to censor enemies, holding huge rallies in the middle of a pandemic and got the skin tone trump has been trying to get for years. and look, maybe modi thought there were good reasons to let crowds gather indoors, but i'll say it again, the virus -- does not care why you're gathering! it's still coming to get you! but, look, regardless of how it got there, india is in a really really bad place right now and it needs help from the rest of the world before things get even worse. thankfully, the united states has stepped up to grudgingly answer the call. >> tonight a global response to the covid crisis ravaging india as the u.s. pledges immediate medical aid including drug treatments, rapid diagnostic covid 19 testing kits, ventilators, p.p.e., oxygen supplies and ingredients for producing vaccines. >> the united states is partially lifting a ban on exports of the materials needed to make coronavirus vaccines in india. the move is an abrupt policy change for the biden administration

the krumella is a huge indy festival and it is difficult for modi as a hindu national leader to stop now see what a devastating error it was to allow it to go ahead. over 5,000 people have tested positive and hundreds people have died. i don't think we'll know the devastation. and they allowed a cricket game in the modi stadium and 50,000 people to gather in order to inaugurate a stadium. in hindsight, it seems unfathomable but they were allowed to go ahead but india didn't have anything to be fearful of covid any more. >> hannah, thank you very much and get better. i will just leave us with two thoughts about this, which is india cannot do another lockdown because they don't have -- as you said, the humanitarian cost was massive. and they don't have the money to do the kind of covid relief that rich countries are able to do. and secondly, the cases continue to climb and some of that climb appears exponential. so we might be back to talk about this again soon. thank you, hannah. >> thank you for having me. >>> when we come back, i have a way that president biden could actually achiev

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just months ago was saying that the end of the pandemic was in sight who's prime minister narendra modi has been telling citizens that india's handling of the virus is an example for other governments to follow a country that has produced more vaccines than anywhere else. only to be caught short because most of those doses have been exported it also happens to be election season in india in some key states and people are asking themselves why take the precaution seriously when the prime minister has held rallies attracting huge crowds of unmasked people. stories like these should be easy pickings for political reporters out to hold power to account but 7 years into modi's rule mainstream news outlets have mostly been brought to heel and that is evident in the bulk of the news coverage some of which asks what went wrong but stop short of demanding accountability from the prime minister himself our starting point this week is new delhi. india is the scene of all the public health. center to collapse the health infrastructure and the retreat of the state it's a night often nightmare that h

and modi spoke at the world economic forum at the end of january declaring the virus defeated. and she. feel it is. just seeing the world. into her if you will. all of these are trying to do i believe. when india began vaccinating it took pride in exporting vaccines to other countries in need. then came spring and with it the spread of 2 new coronavirus variants british an indian cases began rising the government imposed some restrictions but millions gathered to celebrate the holy festival of colors and mayla at the ganges river. india's 2nd wave was swift and unstoppable the case count in april has doubled every 10 days and exponential curve . even the most optimistic models predict india could see another month of this before the 2nd wave peaks. to double correspondent joins me now from delhi you've been in the thick of this deepening crisis speaking to patients doctors what are they saying will things get worse before they get better. the graceful patients simply have to find it seems people need to look at gates of hospitals completely out of breath mean there is no who ca

it's 345,000 in a day infections, so now modi who seemed — day infections, so now modi who seemed like he was trying to suppress criticism _ about him. he was trying to suppress criticism and — about him. he was trying to suppress criticism and india, which once had a free _ criticism and india, which once had a free press, — criticism and india, which once had a free press, no longer has a free press _ a free press, no longer has a free press so. — a free press, no longer has a free press. so, it's a very interesting situation — press. so, it's a very interesting situation which is fast developing, and i_ situation which is fast developing, and i think— situation which is fast developing, and i think the implications for narendra — and i think the implications for narendra modi are going to be quite serious _ narendra modi are going to be quite serious. . . narendra modi are going to be quite serious. ., ., , , ., serious. yeah, and i suppose, and i, we can probably _ serious. yeah, and i suppose, and i, we can probably talk _ serious. yeah, and i suppose, and i, we can probably talk

collapse not just of the health system but all layers of government led by prime minister narendra modi the hashtag resigned modi has been trained across the country this week that on wednesday it was blocked by facebook for several hours anyone clicking on a post so this one instead facebook says it happened by mistake and not because of a request by the government but there's plenty of skepticism because the government has been ordering the removal of critical social media posts to stop what it calls the spirit of misinformation but censorship watchdogs say it's part of an effort to cover up the severity of the crisis this cartoon has no end to modi promising able sensitive and visionary leadership surrounded by the bodies of victims with burning funeral pyres behind him well this one highlights major political gatherings as one calls for the surge in cases describing them as recharge points for the virus modi's party the b.j. pay and others have continued to hold huge rallies despite the pandemic because it's election season it's feared india's covert 1000 crisis could spread across

india's prime minister narendra modi says the surge in coronavirus cases has shaken the nation — hisomments come as the country hits a record number of new cases for the fourth day in a row. a fire sweeps through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in baghdad, killing at least 82 people according to iraqi officials. labour calls for the government to face mps over the refurbishment of the prime minister's downing street flat. but the government denies claims that borisjohnson broke the rules. the government has to answer to why they had given out billions of pounds of money to their cronies and their friends and they won't even declare it through the current rules. the costs are being covered by the prime minister and everything is being fully declared, in line with the rules. england's biggest football teams and the sport's governing bodies will stage a four—day boycott of social media from next friday, to campaign for social media companies to crack down on online abuse. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. india's prime minister says the surge i

india's prime minister narendra modi says the surge in coronavirus cases has shaken the nation — hisomments come as the country hits a record number of new cases for the fourth day in a row. how ever much we try, at some point, we just cannot do our best because there is a shortage of oxygen, a shortage of icu beds and a shortage of medicine. pressure grows on the prime minister over his flat refurbishment — labour calls for the government to face mps. a fire sweeps through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the iraqi capital baghdad, killing at least 27 people and injuring dozens. an operation to extinguish one of the largest gorse fires of recent years in northern ireland, enters its third day — more than 100 firefighters have been trying to put out the flames since friday. and coming up this hour — a new backdrop for the oscars. we'll go behind the scenes as la's union station prepares for a covid—safe ceremony. hello and welcome to bbc news. india's prime minister says the surge in coronavirus cases across the country has shaken the nation. narendra modi was speaking aft

. >> i want to talk about the modi government and the handling of this pandemic.. >> i ask because there are members of his party that still this morning are announcing plans to continue carrying on these big rallies which contributed in part to this, these big political rallies ahead of the election. what is your assessment this morning of the modi government's handling of this, any message to anyone there who will listen if you think it's just going to get worse from here. >> we've been -- in our interactions as a company, definitely a focus on what can be done to help the pandemic. if you look around the world, covid has been humbling in the sense that, when you think you're on top of it, there can be a surge back. i think encouraging good public safety measures and paying attention to crisis is the only thing you can do in the short term. that's the effort i'm seeing. as a company, we stand by ready to help. >> india's government just on sunday ordered some of your fellow big tech companies, including facebook, instagram, twitter, to take down posts that are c

we remember when prime minister modi locked down the entire country.hat led to the decision to reopen? >> the count was locked down because there was an understanding they could not deal with what we are seeing. after september, cases started coming down. like many countries, outsiders assumed the worst was over and india had heard immunity. that was obviously not true. in a country the size of india, even if you have 300 million infections, that still leaves over one billion people who have not been infected, and that is sufficient to have a second or third or fourth wave. amna: many of the reports we are seeing are coming from urban centers or city locations. what about the non-urban areas or rural areas? >> 70% of india lives in rural areas. even this round, the predominantly affected populations are the urban well off who escaped the virus the first round. the lockdown protected the well off as it ravaged the poor. this time around, the infrastructure is much weaker. amna: what about vaccines? where is india in its vaccination process? >> india got

health system was wobbling and doctors were issuing those appeals that i mentioned prime minister modi himself was holding large political rallies at which he declined to wear a mask is he the super spreader in chief well here has been called a super spreader by the vice president of the indian medical association the collective of doctors in the country but to be fair it wasn't just prime minister moore the individual breather for amazing rallies in the 4 states in the one you're going to have 3 that have gone to the polls it was other political parties as well and herein lies the big dilemma i remember in the us elections president joe biden event candidate joe biden was holding carlie's that is something you can't do in indian elections people don't drive up in the cause and even even if they could afford those guards would have weekends of gods coming in a political rally so it's just physically not doable what was required was creative thinking and imagination on the part of the government and the bought of the election commission of india to try and say look this is an extraordin

but seem to have been enabling the modi government as always.— government as always.isputing the | government isn't disputing the severity of the crisis right now in india, most of the debate is about whether it should have done more several weeks ago but who in india was predicting a spike of this scale? lots of indians, notjust the government, didn't see this coming. the indian government is still not conceding there is a problem. the health minister today went on television and said the rate is 0.3% but every day when we speak to officials and cc local reports, including a regional newspaper, that death toll has gone to something as close as 20,000 and we still have election rallies in various parts of the countries, news channels are running relentless election coverage, so i do think there is a huge problem at times. let me remind you, all of the reports so far are still talking about india, we have not spoken about the rural devastation yet.— not spoken about the rural devastation et. ., ., . ., devastation yet. you are criticising tv news covering _ devastation

narendra modi is saying.out the financial impact here? clearly the immediate focus is on health and welfare and keeping people alive. but what is the financial impact of this? >> the majority of people do not have any social safety net. it is hard to divide the financial impact for immediate health concerns. most economists are saying -- nothing too dire. india will be able to vaccinate its workforce and get back to work. the caveat is india is running out of vaccines. why it is important india manages to vaccinate its people quickly is that india contributes more than 8% of global gdp. what is devastat for india is devastating for the world. anna: thank you for bringing us the update. coming up here on the european market open. we will look at the stocks we are watching this monday morning. airlines could be in focus. the eu will let vaccinated u.s. tourists to visit the bloc this summer. we will keep an eye on lufthansa and air france. ♪ anna: welcome back to the "european market open." let's focus on the s

to be escort should prime minister modi have seen this health crisis coming as we've heard from. he was saying not too long ago that the country was in great shape now we are hearing doctor here colleagues begging the prime minister for help for oxygen for medicines for support should he have not seen that the country's medical system would hit a wall well. we know that scientists since months and months and months we noticed this can happen this can happen anywhere else in the world to this is specific setting in india with that many people housing situation close activities so it's not a surprise that this disaster right now is happening and yes the position should be aware of this and should have been aware of this and should be advising the public to react differently and not allowing such supposed presidents and now obviously it's much much too late and any country with the best health care system in the world would not. managing that many people getting sick and that many people dying that's just not possible for any health care system and particular in india right now it's

health system was wobbling and doctors were issuing those appeals that i mentioned prime minister modi himself was holding large political rallies at which he declined to wear a mask is he the super spreader in chief well here has been called a super spreader by the vice president of the indian medical association the collective of doctors in the country but to be fair it wasn't just prime minister more the individual breather for witnessing rallies in the 4 states and one you're going to have 3 that have gone to the polls it was all the political parties as well and herein lies the big dilemma i remember in the us elections president joe biden event candidate joe biden was holding carlie's that is something you're going to do individual people go. dr often the cause and even even if they could afford those guards would have been hints of god coming into a political rally so it's just physically not doable what was required was creative thinking and imagination on the part of the government and the part of the election commission of india to try and say look this is an extraordinary si

help fight the pandemic there us president joe biden spoke with the indian prime minister narendra modi after the u.s. announced it was sharing millions of doses of the astra zeneca vaccine worldwide germany is sending oxygen and medical aid all the european union and the u.k. are also promising assistance including equipment. or than 2800 people died from the virus on monday an almost 10 fold increase on the figure just 4 weeks ago the w.h.o. chief says 2600 extra staff are being sent to india for support along with thousands of oxygen concentrator is and critical supplies a 14 day lockdown has been ordered for the city of bengal uhuru home to 12000000 it's facing the 2nd highest surgeon infections behind only the national capital delhi but in west bengal state more than 8000000 people have been allowed to vote in local elections despite record high case numbers over the weekend it is about piron and reports. india may be experiencing the world's worst outbreak of cholera that 19 but millions of people still turned out to elect a regional leaders in the state of west bengal on monday i

we just heard from the mention of the us election campaign in fact if we look at prime minister modi's denialism and magical thinking it doesn't seem all that different from some of what we heard from former president donald trump in the us or from boris johnson prime minister in britain. but things have gone so much worse in india why is that. the thing numbered in here is that right now the government is looking for reasons to divert the mind of the people at the end of each. of these. is. meant. that if the film and election die off lead to. you haven't really just getting up and do it once releases in just. a few. i think i'm not in the camillus i'll just say that the government is still a nationalist government and elections or is. it about what's happening so. i'm minister of a country like india should have known he should have actually. invest in the long term and he actually leaves money there was a even if i'm moving him so many where did that money there was no is being what if i think i know it might even needs to be a system change again. i believe i think it is the questi

new cases soar to almost 100000 for a single 2nd day running status for long prime minister narendra modi to open up vaccinations to more of the population also coming up. they call for a harder and longer lockdown in germany to head off and get a metal cd paci and would be chance in a ses tougher restrictions would slow the 3rd wave of the pandemic and her overarching theme is to ensure that iran's nuclear program is permanently in verifiably constrained. top diplomat escaped to vienna to try to rescue the iran nuclear deal but with tehran refusing to talk directly to washington what are the chances of progress. hello i'm christie one it's good to have your company india's state leaders all calling for a wider vaccination rollout has the country faces a staggering surge in corona virus cases nearly 97000 to new infections were reported on tuesday that's holding in monday's record high. i and many hospitals are now being overrun by patients for example in the worst affected state. india's richest state said the commercial capital of mumbai has imposed fresh restrictions through the end of

to be as quiet should prime minister modi have seen this health crisis coming as we've heard from both and he was saying not too long ago that the country was in great shape now we are hearing dr here colleagues begging the prime minister for help for oxygen for medicines for support should he have not seen that the country's medical system would hit a wall well. we know scientists since months and months and months we noticed this can happen this can happen anywhere else in the world to disperse if accepting in india with that many people housing situation close activities so it's not a surprise that is disaster right now is happening and yes the politicians should be aware of is and should have been aware of this and should be advising the public to react differently and not allowing such super spread the events and now obviously it's much much too late and any country with the best health care system in the world would not managing that many people getting sick and death many people dying that's just not possible for any health care system and particularly in india right now it's re

president joe biden spoke to the indian prime minister narendra modi after the u.s. announced it was sharing millions of doses of the astra zeneca vaccine worldwide. germany is sending oxygen and medical aid while the european union and the u.k. are also promising assistance including equipment. over 2800 people died from the virus on monday and almost 10 fold increase on the figure just 4 weeks ago elizabeth purana met reports. india may be experiencing the world's worst outbreak of car that 19 but millions of people still turned out to elect to regional leaders in the state of west bengal on monday it's one of 5 states that has held elections in recent weeks despite the drastically rising number of infections that. hospitals across the country are facing a critical shortage of beds and oxygen the u.s. and u.k. have responded by sending life saving medical supplies to india we want to try them all the support because they're close friends increasingly important partners but also we need this kind of international collaboration if we're going to get through the pande

we all remember when prime minister modi locked down the entire country.t led to the decision to reopen to this degree? >> the country was locked down when the cases will be 500, simply because it was an understanding that it could simply not deal with the kind of upswing we're seeing right now. a year ago, when the system was unprepared after september. the cases started coming down. and like with many other countries, people both in government and outside assumed that the worst was over and that india had crossed into some sense of herd immunity and the cases were not going to come back. now, that was obviously not true in a country the size of india. even if you have 300 million infections in the first round, that still leaves over a billion people who have not yet been infected. and that's sufficient to have a second, maybe even a third and the fourth wave. and that's what we're seeing now. >> nawaz: many of the reports we're seeing are coming from urban centers and from cit locations. what about the non urban areas, but about rural areas where we know

india's prime minister, narendra modi, says the surge in coronavirus cases has shaken the nation — hisomments come as the country hits a record number of new cases for the fourth day in a row. in the uk, a campaign's being launched to encourage younger people to get the covid vaccine when their turn comes. figures show more than half the population has now received a first dose of the jab. a fire sweeps through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in baghdad, killing at least 82 people according to iraqi officials. england's biggest football teams — and the sport's governing bodies — will stage a four—day boycott of social media from next friday — to campaign for social media companies to crack down on online abuse. labour calls for the government to face mps over the refurbishment of the prime minister's downing street flat. but the government denies claims that borisjohnson broke the rules. a operation to extinguish one of the largest gorse fires of recent years in northern ireland, is in it's third day — more than 100 firefighters have been trying to put out the flames since fri

president speaking with india's prime minister modi the to discuss that they really expect that they will continue to work together as they confront the public health crisis that is a global scale standing shoulder to shoulder they said that they will continue to work together here's what the white house press secretary had to say just a short time ago. the president spoke today with prime minister modi of india committing that the united states and india will continue to work closely together in the fight against cove it the president pledged america's steadfast ongoing support for the people of india who have been impacted by the recent surge in the covert 1000 cases and we should point out that there is some precedent here for the united states and india working together in fact when the united states about a year ago was in the worst of its pandemic crisis with the rising number of infections and deaths it was india that stepped in to help the united states it's about the united states has made the decision it would like to return the favor to me how can i thank you very much i d

india's prime minister narendra modi says the surge in coronavirus cases has shaken the nation — hisments come as the country hits a record number of new cases for the fourth day in a row. the indonesian military say that the submarine that that went missing last week has been found split into three pieces and that all on board are dead. a fire sweeps through a hospital treating coronavirus patients in baghdad, killing at least 82 people according to iraqi officials. more details emerge about the death of an ambulance technician killed when his vehicle was hit by an object. west midlands ambulance service is ruling out foul play. labour calls for the government to face mps over the refurbishment of the prime minister's downing street flat. but the government denies claims that borisjohnson broke the rules. good afternoon. the biggest clubs in english football, along with the sport's governing bodies will boycott social media, as part of efforts to fight the racist abuse of players online. the four—day ban will begin on friday. it's an attempt to pressurise the main platforms like fac

has been in power. >> reporter: the question now is whether modi will pay the political price.al elections are nearly three years away he's also repained surprisingly resilient amid other crises, including the recent farmer protest. >> as india reels, another country goes into complete lockdown, as we go "around the world. the turkey president erdogan enacting the country's strictest covid measures yet as cases and deaths soar. he's instructing people to stay home under a nationwide lockdown for the nearly three weeks schools online, to travel around cities and towns you need official approval, and only certain groups, like emergency workers, are exempt. >>> iraq government officials say 82 people died, 110 injured during a defivastating hospital s. iras prime minister fired key health officials for negligence just hours after it happened. the fire happening as iraq grapples with severe second wave of covid >>> saudi arabia fast-moving floodwaters in mecca, leaving cars under water. highly unusual in the holy city. it averages less than 4 inches of rain in a typical year. forec

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putting videos also mr what these election rallies that do india they don't reconcile and this is what modi has brought us to this place where it is to india at least to india to do not reconsider with each other around are you thank you so much for joining us for thank you so much. that's our show and that's also good for this season of outfront i want to thank you for joining me marc lamont hill see you next season. on counting the cost of china's navy and its maritime militia dominated the south china sea as the u.s. lost control could the pandemic usher in the 4 day work week and environmental racism opposition grows to a u.s. pipeline. counting the calls on al-jazeera. a weekly critique of the stories hitting the headlines the news media have been left to sort through mixed messages on a quite complex story from mainstream to street journalism the enemy objective is to get me through the tears and get to the wall to show them what's going on exposing real world threats to objective it's often of on neighbor it sounds from moscow earth $11000.00 people who were arrested listening post c

the prime minister narendra modi has promised help to overburdened hospitals. but many say he is to blame he held election rallies despite rising infection numbers. and he allowed huge religious festivals like the cool to go ahead this is now seen as a super spreader event on a common message that it does not matter whether you keep it in the beach or. your dorm where all of that. the consequences are catastrophic india urgently needs help. international assistance effort is underway but for many it's already too late. such an overwhelming crisis in the country has not only impacted those who've directly contract it covidien are struggling at home and at hospitals scenes of death plus a government that many believe is failing the people have caused massive mental distress. has the story. breakdowns feel anxiety these other words 29 year old uses when asked about how she's coping with the 2nd week of school with 90. water parents are called positive and her father has been the most to do good deeds bustles only been an emotional me ham's in this 2nd wave my dad

collapse not just of the health system but all layers of government led by prime minister narendra modi the hash tag resign modi has been trained across the country this week though on wednesday it was blocked by facebook for several hours anyone clicking on a post so this one instead facebook says it happened by mistake and not because of a request by the government but there's plenty of skepticism because the government has been ordering the removal of critical social media posts to stop what it calls the spirit of misinformation but censorship watchdogs say it's part of an effort to cover up the severity of the crisis this cartoon has no end to modi promising abel sensitive and visionary leadership surrounded by the bodies of victims with burning funeral pyres behind him all this one highlights major political gatherings as one calls for the surge in cases describing them as recharge points for the virus modi's party the b.j. pay and others have continued to hold huge rallies despite the pandemic because it's election season it's feared andy is covert $1000.00 crisis could spread acr

to give you some concrete examples, in february, prime minister modi almost a self congratulated thatorona has been concluded in india. the next month, the health minister said we are at the end game of the flight over corunna. election rallies were organized. massive crowds gathered. we solve this hindu fest -- a we saw this hindu festival where hundreds gathered. all of this could have been prevented from such gatherings taking place. what is worrying, i am very glad to hear the recent address of prime minister modi when he asked the people to listen to the scientists. a report has come out that a national scientific task force created last year when the cases were rising in february, the task force had never met a single time in the months of february and march. the question that needs to be asked was, was government listening to the scientific community? these are some of the very worrying trends. some very glaring willful neglect. that is my impression. brent: german chancellor angela merkel has confirmed germany is sending medical aid and supplied to india -- and supplies to ind

and the telegraph says "modi needs to go".head on. they are suppressing the data rather than the crisis. managing the news rather than been managing the pandemic. let's hear the bjp response. shaina nada chudasama is a national spokesperson. yes, in hindsight if one needs to introspect yes we will slightly be complacent but it has taken 17 days for a rise from aprilfour of one case up until now. what are the positive steps we have taken? understand the prime minister has such goodwill within a piece of oxygen tank coming from saudi arabia, dubai, singapore, percolating down to being distributed correctly in a country as large as india there are lots of challenges that we face. transportation being the biggest one. we have been able to deliver on that front as we have on the vaccination front. invisible terrorist has come back more fierce and we are determined to fight it again. another cause of the surge could be the india variant first detected there in october. how widespread and dangerous it is is still unclear. our global

president biden and prime minister modi have also spoken on the phone. mr.ted he had a fruitful conversation, we discuss the evolving situation in both countries. i think president biden for the support from the u.s. this is press secretary jen psaki. >> the administration is looking at sharing astrazeneca doses during the next few months. given the strong portfolio of vaccines the u.s. already has authorized and available in large quantity, including two two-dose vaccines and one one dose vaccine, and given astrazeneca is not authorized in the u.s., we don't need it in our fight against covid in the next few months. ros: joe biden is being criticized. filing -- criticized for stockpiling vaccines in the past few wks. >> it is a reflection of the tension he h faced on the one hand, making sure all americans are offered a vaccine before the rest of the world gets help, but also wanting to reach out and reengage with the world, which is something he said he wanted to do from the beginning of his administration. clearly, they have found a way with these 60 mill