US says ‘rich nations’ like India, China must pitch in during crises like Myanmar earthquake

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Just hours after the powerful earthquake hit Myanmar on March 28, India stepped in as one of the first responders, launching Operation Brahma to provide urgent help read more US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday (April 5) said that India and China were ‘rich countries’ and they should step up aid to quake-hit Myanmar. Rubio added that while the US was not running away from its responsibility of providing humanitarian assistance, he expected other nations to pitch in. “Well, we’re not the government of the world. No, we will provide humanitarian assistance just like everybody else does and...