Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra met with Indian Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan to discuss the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases in India and reaffirm strong U.S. support to India in this time of crisis.
Their meeting highlighted the strong relationship between the United States and India. The U.S.- India bilateral relationship in health, one of the oldest and most successful aspects of the wider U.S.- India relationship, continues to be a major link between the two nations, cutting across several sectors. Secretary Becerra and Minister Vardhan remarked that the U.S.-India bilateral cooperation on COVID-19, which builds on this strong foundation, has been crucial not only for the health of our two countries, but critical to the global response as well.