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India says it will lift a ban on hydroxychloroquine after Trump retaliation threat

India says it will lift a ban on some drug exports, including hydroxychloroquine, after President Donald Trump threatened retaliation if India failed to send the anti-malarial drug to the United States.

Foreign ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said in a statement Tuesday that having confirmed sufficient supplies for India’s needs, export restrictions “have been largely lifted.”

The Indian government downplayed the threat by the U.S. president, saying there was "unnecessary controversy" over the drugs and insisting the restrictions on exports were always meant to be "temporary steps."