In this video, we are discussing about the India-USA relationship and how America is now seeking India's help. US President Donald Trump has said that he has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release the amount of Hydroxychloroquine ordered by the United States. Trump said he called Modi on Saturday morning and told him: "I'd appreciate if they would release the amounts that we ordered and they are giving it serious consideration." He held out hope of the ban being released because "they make large amounts of hydroxychloroquine, very large amounts, frankly." About India's ban on its export, Trump said, "They hold (the medicine) because they have 1.5 billion people." On March 25, India banned the export of hydroxychloroquine, which is used primarily to treat malaria and lupus. India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade on March 25 banned the export of Hydroxychloroquine but said that certain shipments on humanitarian grounds may be allowed on a case-by-case basis. There has been a run on the medicine in the US.
Responding to the shortages, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, an Indian American, has ordered its sale restricted to only those with a diagnosis and a patient record. "Stockpiling and hoarding, and prescribing for friends and family, is unacceptable." he said.
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