Will India’s Covishield export halt amid coronavirus surge hurt its vaccine diplomacy?


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Officials have defended the decision to ‘calibrate’ Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine exports made by the Serum Institute of India as the country experiences a second wave But while production is being ramped up, the temporary halt in deliveries could affect Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s soft power efforts India says it is “calibrating” its vaccine exports in an attempt to curb a spike in Covid-19 cases, raising doubts about whether it can maintain its balancing act in meeting local and international vaccine demand. As countries anxiously await delayed shipments of Covid-19 vaccines, India has defended its decision to halt exports of Covishield, the...