- Wednesday, April 16, 2025
By: indiaweekly.biz Staff
Narendra Modi on Thursday said India will do “everything possible to help humanity’s fight against Covid-19”, responding to Donald Trump thanking him for allowing the export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ).
HCQ is deemed as a medicine that aids treatment for Covid-19, and the US president had called it a “game-changer” drug.
“We shall win this together,” said the Indian prime minister, responding to a tweet by Trump. “Fully agree with you President @realDonaldTrump. Times like these bring friends closer,” he said, adding that the India-US partnership was “stronger than ever”.
“India shall do everything possible to help humanity’s fight against COVID-19,” the prime minster said.
Fully agree with you President @realDonaldTrump. Times like these bring friends closer. The India-US partnership is stronger than ever.
India shall do everything possible to help humanity’s fight against COVID-19.
We shall win this together. https://t.co/0U2xsZNexE
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 9, 2020
Earlier, in a tweet, President Trump had thanked India and the Indian people for the decision on HCQ, saying it “will not be forgotten”.
“Thank you Prime Minister @NarendraModi for your strong leadership in helping not just India, but humanity, in this fight,” Trump had said.
Later, he told White House reporters: “I want to thank Prime Minister Modi of India for allowing us to have what we requested for the problem that arose and he was terrific. We will remember it.”
Modi and Trump had a telephonic discussion on Covid-19 last weekend. And Trump had requested Modi to allow supply of hydroxychloroquine to the US.
Indian-Americans have welcomed the Indo-US bonhomie at play.
“President Trump is graceful and grateful. He is honest when he says that he will not forget India’s gesture. He is a true friend of India,” said Al Mason, a Trump supporter.
Indian-American attorney Ravi Batra tweeted: “Thank you President! I think you are well orchestrating the compulsion of history and demand of destiny that we and India be the best of friends, joined at the hip and yet as family, free hearts and minds to love across a spectrum of emotions, but always together.”
