TY - BOOK AU - ICWA TI - Indian diplomacy and covid response SN - 9789391490874 U1 - 327.5 PY - 2022/// CY - New Delhi PB - Kwp KW - COVID-19 Pandemic; Medical supplies Purchasing; India Foreign relations N1 - index N2 - The COVID pandemic has been the greatest shock to the international system since World War II. It was a health catastrophe that delivered an enormous economic shock. The Ministry of External Affairs, like the rest of government and society, was faced with an unprecedented situation. India is a country with a global presence and global interests. It is a country with a major diaspora, with a globalised economy that is linked with global capital, technology, and trade flows. The disruptions caused by the pandemic, therefore, have had a significant and continuing effect ER -