New Delhi: In a sharp response to US Secretary Antony Blinken recently commented “the increase in human rights violations” in India, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said “people” have the right to have views on Indian policy but at the time same. , New Delhi is “equally titled” to have a view of them.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, in his first official reaction to the US statement on Wednesday, also seemed to refer to a hatred against two Sikh men in New York.
At a shared news conference after 2 + 2 of the US and India dialogue on Monday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was monitoring several “about developments” recently in India, including what he called as a “human violation rights” increase by several government officials, police and prisons.
Blinken spoke with Mr. Jaishankar, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and US defense secretary Lloyd Austin by his side. Mr. Jaishankar did not respond to a statement at the conference but did it on Wednesday.
“Look, people have the right to have a view of us. But we also have the right to have a view of their views and about interests, and the lobby and sound banks that encourage it. So, every time there is a discussion, I can say that we will not be quiet. “Jaishankar said at the press briefing, added that human rights issues were not a topic of discussion during the minister’s meeting.
“I will tell you that we also take our views on other people’s human rights situations, including the United States. So, we take human rights issues when they appear in this country, especially when they relate to our community. And even, we have. yesterday’s case … it’s really where we stand on that, “said Minister of Foreign Affairs.
It was a real reference for two Sikh who were attacked on Tuesday in an alleged racial crime incident in the Richmond Hills area in New York, USA. Both of them are walking in the morning – attacked reportedly in the same location where members of the community were attacked almost 10 days ago.
Secretary of the US Secretary of the State of Human Rights in India was seen as a direct reprimand that was rare by Washington New Delhi in the midst of a discussion of the Indian holder in the Russian Ukrainian invasion.
Mr. Blinken said: “We are regularly involved with our Indian partners about these shared values (human rights) and for that, we monitor some recent developments regarding India including an increase in human rights violations by several governments, police and Prison. Officials “.
The US State Department, in 2021 countries reported human rights practices published yesterday, said that there was a “credible report” of human rights issues, including “extraordinary killings by the government or its agent” in India.
Mr. Jaishankar’s rebuttal has been seen in the context of racial crime incidents on the Indian community in the US. This incident increased by “200% in recent years”, according to the NY State Assembly Jenifer Rajkumar, Punjabi American first was chosen to the State Office of New York.