US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the United States and India are united in trying to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic together and Washington wants to make sure it takes action to help India with its coronavirus crisis

“In the earlier days of Covid, India was there for the United States — something we will never forget,” Blinken said. “And now we want to make sure that we're there for India as well.”

Blinken said the partnership between the United States and India is “vital”, “strong” and “increasingly productive”. “We're united in confronting Covid-19 together,” Blinken added, according to a Reuters report.