Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden.
Washington: The White House, the official residence and office of the US President, praised the people of India for exercising their franchise and said on Friday that there are very few vibrant democracies like India in the world. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said in a press conference in Washington, ‘There are not many countries in the world which have a more vibrant democracy than India. We praise the people of India for exercising their franchise and electing their government. We wish him all the best.
‘Relations between India and America have strengthened’
Kirby was asked about the ongoing general elections in India in which more than 969 million people are expected to cast their franchise across 10 lakh polling stations to elect 545 MPs from thousands of candidates representing 2,660 registered political parties. are doing. In response to another question, he said that relations between India and America have strengthened during the last three years of US President Joe Biden’s administration, especially during the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
‘We are very grateful to PM Modi’s leadership’
Kirby said, we have very close relations with India which are continuously getting closer. This is a very vibrant, very active partnership and we are very grateful to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When asked whether President Joe Biden believed that India and Japan are xenophobic countries, he replied ‘no’ and said that when the President made a statement in this regard, he was a Were talking about a broader point. He said, ‘I mean, the President was making a broader point about the vibrancy of our own democracy here in America, its inclusivity and participation.’
What did Biden say on India and Japan?
US President Joe Biden recently said at an event, ‘You know, one of the reasons why our economy is strong is because of you and many other people. Why? Because we welcome immigrants. Think about it. Why is China stagnating so badly economically? Why is Japan in trouble? Why is Russia (having) trouble? Why is India (having) problems? Because they hate foreigners. They don’t want immigrants. (Language)
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