Key Points
In the run-up to Prime Minister Narendra Modis state visit to the U.S. next month, the White House has said that the Biden administration regularly engages with India on human rights and that U.S. President Joe Biden never shies away from having conversations on rights issues with other leaders...
The comments, made on Wednesday by White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre were in response to a question on whether the optics of Mr. Modi being honoured at the White House were problematic when there were obvious human rights concerns under the Modi government and clear differences over the two countries policies on Russia and Ukraine...
So as we do with other nations around the world, we regularly engage with with Indian government officials at senior levels on human rights concerns, including freedom of religion or belief, Ms..
That is something that the President regularly does.We encourage all countries to uphold their human rights obligations, commitments, and to work towards building inclusive societies, she added...
Mr. Biden is known to pride himself on a stated ability to work across the aisle in Washington as well as working with foreign leaders across the board, based in part on his years as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and then Vice-President...
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