The Vanuatu Prime Minister, also the Minister of ICT and Telecommunication, Bob Loughman Weibur himself recommended Deepak Khanna to receive the Medal. According to the Prime Minister, Deepak’s contribution, and efforts in providing vital assistance via Digicel to the victims of the TC Harold Category 5 cyclone that destroyed most of the northern islands of Vanuatu in April 2020 was highlighted prominently. The initiative shown especially to restore connectivity of the Northern Islands region with the rest of the world was extremely creditable worked by him and his team.
