When an earthquake, tsunami destroyed Asia in December 2004, Manmohan Singh, India Prime Minister, said it was time to self-supplement.
"We feel that we can cope with this situation. We will get help if needed," said former Singh prime minister in 2004.
This is said to be one of India's growing economic power of economic strength, reflected by the Singh government proposed aid to the US after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, as well as for China
Determined to rely on themselves, stop receiving aid from other countries when the disaster is considered a national institution.
However, Modi has been forced to change policies.
Family members focused near the cremation of relatives died of Covid-19 in the city of Allahabad, India, on May 4.
"We have aid aid and now get help. This shows that a world is cooperating and dependent on each other," said India's leading diplomatic officials Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.
Sushant Singh, a senior specialist belonging to the Policy Research Center in India, evaluating this is the justice of embarrassing turning points for the agenda with the nationalism of MODI Prime Minister Modi 7 years
Recently, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar is still enthusiastic to promote the government's "friendly vaccine" program, in which New Delhi has provided about 66.4 million doses of Vaccine Covid-19 Astrazeneca production in India
However, the vaccination campaign in India was rated weakly.
India now is waiting for 20 million doses of Astrazeneca vaccine from the US, as well as supporting other traditional partners like Russia.
Singh experts pointed out especially bitterly with Indian Prime Minister even Pakistan also suggested supporting medical supplies and equipment.
Most Indians are aware that the country has fallen into the economic recession since last year.
"Modi is proud to bring India to become a world powerhouse and enhance the national reputation itself through a series of global tours. Many supporters he even started thinking as India on par
"But now, Modi supporters recognize the dream of becoming a global powers dissipated. Instead, they face the fact that India is being considered a world country
Pandemics also harm India in many other ways.
Earlier, in the summit between leaders in March, the quartet group set a target of a billion dose of Covid-19 vaccine across the Indian Ocean - Pacific region until the end of 2022. The number of vaccines
However, with India, it is struggling to set the vaccine to its own citizens, the quartet will not be able to maintain the schedule of plans.
Besides, China seemed to take advantage of Indian unhappiness to gain advantages in border disputes between the two countries, and strengthened relations with other South Asian nations.
India is not present in this meeting.
Foreign Minister Jaishankar praised that under the Prime Minister Modi, India's diplomacy was given many directions at the same time.
"The country will need humility, sincerity and extraordinary effort to revive and remake from the beginning," Singh said.