Prime Minster Narendra Modi and United States President Joe Biden addressed a press conference following bilateral talks and addressed issues of human rights, press freedom, discrimination and democracy.
When questioned regarding claims of targeting minorities and human rights violations in India, PM Modi said, “We have proved democracy can deliver. If there are no human values, no human rights, no humanity, it’s not a democracy.
President Biden was also asked about criticism against PM Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party government overlooking human rights violations in India, some of which originated from within the democratic party, including the targeting of religious minorities and clamp down on dissent.
Biden said:
