On Covid, Biden praises “India’s Success” despite “China’s Failure.”

During a closed-door session of the Quad summit in Tokyo on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden contrasted “India’s achievement with China’s failure” in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Mr Biden congratulated PM Modi for addressing the Covid outbreak “effectively, democratically,” according to an anonymous senior official quoted by the two outlets.

He reportedly compared India’s achievement to China’s failure to contain the pandemic, despite the fact that both countries are of comparable size.