1 / 11The estimated cost of each mobile ventilator “donated” by the United States to India is about Rs 10 lakh.2 / 11The US will airlift 200 such mobile ventilators, According to a report by the Hindustan Times.3 / 11A government official told the newspaper that the consignment will arrive by May-end or latest by early June.4 / 11“Each of these mobile ventilators is estimated to cost $13,000 (Rs 9.6 lakh at current exchange rates) without accounting for the transportation costs.5 / 11 In all, the ventilators will cost about $2.6 million (or Rs 19.2 crore) plus freight charges,” the official was quoted as saying. Moneycontrol could not independently verify the report.6 / 11This cost would be borne by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), government sources.7 / 11Underlining the close partnership between the two countries, President Donald Trump, on May 16, announced that the United States would donate ventilators to India.8 / 11“I am proud to announce that the United States will donate ventilators to our friends in India. We stand with India and @narendramodi during this pandemic. We’re also cooperating on vaccine development. Together we will beat the invisible enemy!” Trump added in a tweet.9 / 11PM Modi responded on Twitter by saying: “Thank you @POTUS @realDonaldTrump. This pandemic is being fought collectively by all of us. 10 / 11Continuing further Modi said, in such times, it’s always important for nations to work together and do as much as possible to make our world healthier and free from COVID-19. More power to India – US friendship!”.11 / 11In April, at Trump's request, India allowed the export of 50 million hydroxychloroquine tablets to treat COVID-19 patients in the US, the country worst hit by the pandemic.