Washington: “I’m not familiar with the documentary you’re referring to, however, I’m very familiar with the shared values that drive the United States of America. and India become two US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday, in response to media questions about the BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that has caused controversy since its release.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday (local time), Price said there are many factors underpinning the US’s global strategic partnership with India, including political ties. , economics and unusually deep ties between peoples
Calling India’s democracy vibrant, he said “we seek all that binds us together and we find way of strengthening all the things that bind us together”, while highlighting the diplomatic ties that the United States and India share with each other. .
He also stressed In recognition of the fact that the partnership that the United States shares with India is particularly deep and that the two nations share the common values of American democracy and Indian democracy.
“I don’t know if you’re referring to this documentary, but basically I’m going to say that there are several elements that underpin the global strategic partnership we have with our partners. Indian work.
There is a particularly deep political, economic and people-to-people relationship between the United States and India. But one of those complementary elements is the values that we share, the values that are common to American democracy and Indian democracy,” he added. BBC documentary series, saying that he “disagrees with the characterization” of his Indian counterpart.
Mr. Sunak commented on the controversial documentary that had been presented by the Pakistani-born MP. Imran Hussain raised in the UK Parliament the government’s position on this matter is clear, enduring and unchanging, of course we do not condone persecution where it does not appear in the UK. anywhere, but I’m not sure I agree at all with the characterization the respectable gentleman has made,” Mr Sunak said in response to Hussain’s question about the BBC report.
The British national broadcaster BBC aired a two-part series attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure as Gujarat Minister during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The documentary caused a stir. outrage and has been removed from several platforms.
The Foreign Office responded to the BBC article saying it was completely biased.
While speaking to the weekly press in New Delhi, MEA
spokesman Arindam Bagchi said: “We believe this is a piece of propaganda. No
is objective.
This is biased. Note that this is not shown in India.
We don’t want to answer this anymore, so it’s not very polite. feedback from agencies and individuals selling this event again. This makes us question the purpose of the exercise and the agenda behind it; Honestly, we don’t want to honor those efforts,” he added.
Referring to former British Secretary of State Jack Straw’s explicit remarks in the documentary series, Mr Bagchi said: “He (Jack Straw) seems to be referring to some reports. How can I access it? It’s a 20 year old report. Why are we jumping into it now? Just because Jack Straw says so, how can they give him so much power.”
“I’ve heard words like investigate and investigate. There’s a reason we use a colonial mentality. We don’t use the word light. What an investigation they are diplomats there..
investigation, do they run the country? Mr. Bagchi asked. In addition, the US State Department Spokesperson also stated that the US has always called for regional stability in South Asia and its relationship with India and Pakistan is self-sustaining.
He also said added that the speed and scope of dialogue between India and Pakistan Pakistan is clearly an issue for both countries.
“We have long called for regional stability in South Asia. Our relationship with India and Pakistan is independent and we do not consider it a zero-sum game. But the speed, scope and character of any dialogue between India and Pakistan is a matter of both countries,” Price said at the press conference.
