April 10 India Briefing: Sri Lanka reviews digital health tools; PIB flags fake FM video; India wins four UN ECOSOC posts
India’s diplomacy and digital public goods took center stage on April 10 as Sri Lanka’s health minister examined New Delhi’s flagship e-health platforms, the government flagged an AI-generated video featuring the finance minister, and India notched four unopposed wins to United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) bodies.
According to a social media update by Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, visited the MEA for a briefing on India’s digital health ecosystem.
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and the National Health Authority showcased eSanjeevani and last‑mile healthcare delivery via health kiosks, built on the country’s digital health repository infrastructure. Separately, the government dismissed a video circulating on social media that purported to show Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman endorsing an investment platform promising easy gains.
The Fact Check Unit of the Press Information Bureau said the clip is fake and AI‑generated. In multilateral developments, India swept unopposed four elections to ECOSOC bodies at the United Nations. The elections at UN headquarters were conducted by acclamation, indicating unanimous support from member states.
Beyond India, Bangladesh plans to import 200 broad‑gauge railway coaches from India, with deliveries expected to begin this year and be completed by December 2027. In the United States, President Donald Trump criticised NATO for not supporting the US in the Iran war, following a private meeting with the alliance’s Secretary General, Mark Rutte, at the White House.
In sports, Indian women boxers delivered a standout performance at the Asian Boxing Championships in Mongolia, clinching three gold and one silver in a single day. Together, the developments highlight India’s push to showcase its digital health infrastructure, ongoing vigilance over online misinformation, and active engagement in multilateral forums, alongside regional connectivity projects and sporting success.