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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"

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PM Modi commended President Trump for his creative and far-sighted approach, acknowledging the fact that such an expanded forum would be in keeping with the emerging realities of the post-Covid world

Agencies New Delhi
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

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