Bharat Biotech, the company that manufactured indigenous vaccines in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, has decided to cut the dependence on the American imports – after the Biden administration refused to supply raw material needed for vaccine production – and is producing the essentials in India, in collaboration of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
“This is the first instance where a novel adjuvant has been commercialised in India, eliminating dependency on imports. Also, the technology transfer process is well underway and IIL has the capabilities and expertise to manufacture inactivated viral vaccines at commercial scale and under biosafety containment,” said Bharat Biotech in a statement.
This is a tight slap on the face of the Biden administration and his big pharmaceutical companies which were trying to halt the progress of the vaccine in India to increase their sales.
Spine always grows in the back that is against the wall.
To hell with America. Bharat Biotech has already sourced all its raw materials for COVAXIN locally, with Indian manufacturers rushing in to help; and I am sure SII will follow suit.
We stand alone; but WE stand together. https://t.co/WznbIUeyfy
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) April 24, 2021
The pandemic induced disturbance in the supply chain and a stab in the back by the Biden administration would only nudge India to emerge stronger and Aatmanirbhar. The companies in the country have started the production of materials for which India was dependent on countries like China and the United States. “India is not self-reliant in some of these vaccine raw materials. We will work with CSIR-IICT to develop these products, new drugs, and even new platforms,” Krishna Ella, the Head of Bharat Biotech said.
The pandemic has nudged the Indian government and the people of the country to work towards a self-sufficient Bharat, which will not only survive in the highly volatile post-Covid world but lead it. Companies like Bharat Biotech emerged as a global alternative to American vaccines which cost many times more, and are less effective.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat is causing major headaches for countries like the United States, which, for decades, saw India as merely a consumer for their goods, not a competitor to their corporations. A few weeks ago, the Biden administration listed India’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ campaign as one of the significant trade barriers American businesses face around the world. Last month, the US Trade Representative (USTR)’s office had cited the “Make in India” programme as an impediment for the import of its products into India.
“US exporters continue to encounter significant tariff and non-tariff barriers that impede imports of US products into India. While the Indian Government has pursued ongoing economic reform efforts, it also continues to promote programs such as ‘Make in India’ that favour domestic production over importation,” the office of USTR said in its National Trade Estimate Report for 2021.
In the report, the Biden administration made it clear that it would push India to remove such campaigns and allow seamless American usage of Indian markets. Of course, while that would be beneficial to the United States, it would never allow India to become self-sufficient and self-reliant, while also bolstering the country’s own industries.
The Biden administration is trying to halt the progress of India through disruptive methods such as a halt in the supply of raw material, by every such step in making India only stronger and strengthening its resolve to become truly Aatmanirbhar.
useless article with out any substance.Bharat biotech not even completed phase 3 trials and you are comparing proven vaccines all over the world with 95 % efficacy. write the article with knowledge and substance.
Awesome. The person above should realize same story with other companies. He only thinks if gora person made its good. Still stuck in brown sahib or British clerk mentality.
Good move by bharat biotechnology.
No vaccine for Covid is proven your foreign leaning is very much evident. If you do not contribute anything it’s ok do not belittle others
Sour grapes for the brown coolie.
Biden spearheaded and stopped the transfer of cryogenic technology for Space rocket engines to Bharat in 1992.
We developed our own and now are a leader in launching of rockets to space.
See is Biden-Harris will give you more than a coolie status
From his name itself it’s clear that being our south indian fellow, he is fond of gora chamadi and that’s why no matter whatever indians are doing, these people never trust them due to their mentality of being slave to goras.
You are the cleverest of them all!
The brightest minds who sees only black. Enjoy the darkness friend.
Idiot Covaxin has completed the phase 3 trials..
You have not come out yet of your Colonial hangover. Modi is not the Gandhi family to make money out of misery of the people by importing costly vaccines. If Indians can make U.S. great, if opportunities given like the present government, they can make India great. That is what they are doing
Lack of knowing what is happening is no excuse for your ignorance. Phase 3 trials also have gone through.
it just shows how ignorant you are.covaxin has been praised for its ability to neutralize mutant strains. this was by Faucci.
Great.
Yes. Bharat Bio, please Surg ahead. Success is beckoning.
What a useless article!! And what a bunch of useless people who forward these articles. Maybe the Govt media cell thinks that by changing the narrative they make people feel good about dying. And its ok for people to die in the name of Atma Nirbhar !! So many “will do this and that” and hogwash promises for the future in this article. And then trying to confuse the issue with exports!! Brilliant. Our current vax rate is 50% of what it was a month ago. And now Bharat Biotech is “going” to source locally and target vaccination by 2022 end. In the next 20 months a million would die. And these bunch of jokers will only try to gaslight people with the help of such media articles.
Yes, we should not develop our own because you’re still brown sahib or British clerk. Usa will give you awards and free visa.
Never seen such a rubbish response putting down a progressive step of growth.
People like you who are still slaves are the impediment to developing India.
whata load of crap. Bharat Biotech has been in vaccine manufacturing for several decades and has an already proven inactivated vaccine manufacturing platform which has been adopted for covaxin, also they are in the way for developing world’s first intranasal covid vaccine. you look like a brown coolie who blindly believes gora peoples words like chamcha nehru. go keep giving blowjobs and anal sex to your white masters.
Thank you Bharat Bio. The country is with you. Should not rely on other countries for basic necessities. Their true colour comes out in times of need.
Beena you should just shut up
Biden is a servant of China.
We must become self sufficient.
US has never of any help to our nation of Bharat
Agreed.
Very true
So now OCGN is doomed to failed. They will need permit to import the vaccine materials form India now. I will see the stock first thing tomorrow.
I do not know why there was so much about AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT in this article and hate yill extent of calling a positive step as slap on someone.
India stopped taking foreign aids 16 years back and this is the first time after that we are looking help from other countries.
Great step by Bharat biotech, it will help to boost up our vaccine drive which was declined by many states due to non availability of vaccines.
Why US banned export, this video from Abhi and Niyu explains much better https://youtu.be/YyT3fovkWeg why a country whose currency is such high will try to downgrade India, we are not even developed nation.
When it comes to be aatmanirbhar, definitely we are far to go otherwise our PM and Poonawala would not be making multiple requests for help.
It’s wrong and dangerous narrative that all countries are trying to harm India. We should welcome the help being eent as equipments, Oxygen, medicines and should be thankful to those.
Ours RAW agents have to be traind by Israrel’s MOSAD to take care of our interest to search out enemy’s from any corner of the earth or to face covid as was brilliantly managed by Mosad
This is failure of our foreign policy,diverting from Russia to USA,
Forgetting their stand by us in 1971 pak war,USA had sent their 7 th fleet against us ,that couldn’t be in action against us because of Russian fleet,
Moreover Biden is a democrate politician,in November 20, modi visited usa done election campaign in favour of Trump a Republican candidate against bidden,
Anyway,Bharat biotech doing excellent job in the interest oh human being
I would like to appreciate their efforts wish entire success , even,some more over than their expectations,,
Congratulations to entire team of scientists and management
Conclusion-USA bharose layak suru se hi ni tha
Self reliance of any community , population, is human right and for tha matter is Mahatma Ganhdi’s policy and first principles .. that ended political colonialism… which is now raising its spectre in global economy.
Self reliance is a must for any country and governments prerogative to encourage and enable. There is no need for sensasilization such as tight slap .. is diplomacy a lost art?
WORLD IS FLAT
Business and industry operators and decision makers, handle, raw material sourcing, vendor relation ship, etc, very well. They are a community by itself, world over,be it America or the rest of the world.
Politicians and administrators, err ehile larger humanity is involved, and all the issues will be sorted, in the interest of BUSINESS.
Stay away and leave it POONA VALAS,and Bharath Bio tech ,competent people both for sourcing as well ALTERNATE SOURCING. BHARATH THE GREAT TALENT BANK will emerge to solve it’s hurdles. Too much insults on USA etc is not our culture. For information, most of the USA companies ,in industry,as well information technology ,are RUN by INDIANS or Indian Origen talent bank.
Silence is the best at times of CRISIS.
jai bharath
The Americans have large hearts. For themselves first and last.
Whether Democrat or Republican, the American government has a long list of organizations in just about any sphere of business, to please, to toe their line.
The American political establishment touted to be the head of the world’s greatest nation,greatest democracy, is just for the sake of consumption for those who are in awe of Americans and everything American.
And no, they didn’t descend from Jupiter or Neptune or any such distant planet.
They are just humans like us.
No doubt we are facing very hard times. We are loosing our near and dear keen. Sometimes we are heartbroken feeling darkness around us. But still we never try to be discouraged. Time will reverse some day. Let’s think positive and hope for better situation. Atmanirvar is no doubt a challenge. Let’s altogether join to work for a new India and feel proud to be Indian.
Ell done Bharat Biotech. Keep it up. Time only tell the power of Aatmnirbhar philosophy of the India.
Vande Mataram – Biden Humbled !! Our most reliable n intelligent NSA Shri Ajit ji Doval told the American NSA that India will re-think of our Defence Tie-Ups n Procurement from our Allies.N the obvious of procurement from Russia instead of US.
This was loud n clear. So the US decision of non cooperation of Not supplying Vaccine raw materials reversed in 24 Hrs.
USA stopped raw material shipment in February to meet their own needs first. Now after two months, their needs are satisfied and can afford to ship to India. Why the vitriolic language against USA? Any country administration will look after its interests first. Let us not turn away a friend with harsh nationalistic rhetoric. India does have some harsh customs laws. I imported some plastic strips from USA for my CPAP (not available in India) costing $10. Indian customs charged me Rs 2500.
lol.. pissing on each other.. and dreaming of becoming a world power.. and none of the idiots (pardon my French!) on each side realize pissing on each other don’t solve the problem… LMAO… that’s all i could say readying these comments fury…