Modi Defends Human Rights in India

In a news conference Thursday, Biden called the relationship between the U.S. and India “among the most consequential in the world, that is stronger, closer and more dynamic than at any time in history.” He underscored how two of the world's most powerful democracies were cooperating on issues such as the climate, health care and space, saying that the U.S-India economic relationship was “booming.”

But standing alongside Modi, who has come under criticism from human rights advocates, Biden also emphasized that press, religious and other fundamental freedoms should be at the core of how both democracies operate.

“Democracy is our spirit," Modi, who rarely takes questions from journalists, said through an interpreter. "Democracy runs in our veins. We live democracy and our ancestors have actually put words to this concept." He said India has "proved that democracies can deliver and when I say deliver, this is regardless of class, creed, religion, gender.'

The two leaders were devoting Modi's state visit Thursday to launching new partnerships in defense, semiconductor manufacturing and more sectors as they look to strengthen their countries' crucial — albeit complicated — relationship.

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[shlokvanve]

I'm a citizen of India and I don't see any discrimination in cast, religion, race, ethnicity, gender diversity or anything else.
Very recently we have elected a woman president in India.
The condition of muslim is far better then compared other muslim nation.
There is a muslim governor in one of the state. this is in the Modi Raj.
This so call human rights groups don't see any crisis in Pakistan, combodia, Afghanistan, China.

[neerajpachori]

There is no issue of human rights in india …cast system is not a system it is a culture and purity india I invite you to come and see the country ❤different states different cultures different languages one nation Bharat/Hindustan/India

[alisondonly]

ND what about the Indian caste system do you still let them die in the streets...