External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar recalled India's significant role in vaccine distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at IIT Madras, he highlighted India's efficiency as a vaccine producer and its efforts to supply doses to smaller nations when developed countries had stockpiled excess amounts. Jaishankar described his role during the crisis as also involving supply chain and oversight, emphasizing the emotional impact of providing vaccines and India's gesture of solidarity to countries in need.