Biden says he had 'good dialogue' with Modi about Indian democracy

The leaders of america and India have been requested powerful questions in regards to the state of democracy throughout a joint press convention on the White Home.

Alleged backsliding of Indian democracy has been the elephant within the room as Narendra Modi, the nation's prime minister, meets with President Joe Biden for a state go to. However a reporter introduced up the subject instantly on Thursday afternoon.

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"As you elevate these broader problems with human rights and democracy," the reporter stated, "what's your message to these, together with some members of your personal celebration, who imagine that your administration is overlooking the concentrating on of non secular minorities in a crackdown on dissent in India?"

Biden stated the 2 leaders had, the truth is, talked about it.

"The prime minister and I had a superb dialogue about democratic values. That is the character of our relationship, we're easy with one another and we respect one another," he stated. "We're each democracies ... It is in America's DNA, and I imagine it is in India's DNA, that the entire world has a stake in our success in sustaining our democracies."

Each nations imagine in range, tolerance, and strong debate, the president added, which is able to allow them to broaden democratic establishments the world over.

Modi was requested if India's declare to be the world's largest democracy was jeopardized, with human rights teams saying its authorities more and more discriminates towards Muslims and silences critics.

"As President Biden additionally talked about, India and America, each international locations, democracy is in our DNA," Modi stated via a translator. "Democracy is in our spirit. Democracy runs in our veins. We dwell democracy."

Modi insisted there isn't a discrimination in his nation on the idea of caste, creed, faith, or gender.

"Once you say democracy and also you settle for democracy, and after we dwell democracy, then there's completely no house for discrimination," he stated.