New Delhi: The White House on Wednesday, May 10, said that the Joe Biden administration “regularly engages” with India on human rights issues, in response to a question about the “problematic” optics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit in light of “obvious human rights concerns” under his government and the “clear differences” on Russia.
According to The Hindu, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Joe Biden “never shies away” from having conversations on rights issues with other leaders.
“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,” she said.
“We encourage all countries to uphold their human rights obligations, commitments, and to work towards building inclusive societies,” she added, according to the report.
The press secretary said that the US’s relationship with India “was an important one and part of how the US moves forward in the region”, and Biden’s “decades of experience of leader-to-leader relationship” will help ties between the two countries.