{"id":5168,"date":"2023-06-23T06:59:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T05:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/asked-about-discrimination-in-india-by-us-journalist-pm-modis-reply\/%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b5\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T06:59:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T05:59:53","slug":"asked-about-discrimination-in-india-by-us-journalist-pm-modis-reply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/?p=5168","title":{"rendered":"Asked About Discrimination In India By US Journalist, PM Modi&#8217;s Reply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-06\/451bm6c8_pm-modibiden-afp_625x300_22_June_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"&quot;No Discrimination In India&quot;: PM Modi To Question On &quot;Rights Of Muslims&quot;\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"&quot;No Discrimination In India&quot;: PM Modi To Question On &quot;Rights Of Muslims&quot;\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"&quot;No Discrimination In India&quot;: PM Modi To Question On &quot;Rights Of Muslims&quot;\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-06\/451bm6c8_pm-modibiden-afp_625x300_22_June_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-06-23T11:05:05+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=707384&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/22062023_n_PMModi_Q1_73481_43874_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T2M52S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-06\/451bm6c8_pm-modibiden-afp_625x300_22_June_23.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=707384&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">PM Narendra Modi said, &#8220;Democracy is part of our spirit, our blood&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Democracy, rights of minorities and freedom of speech in India were brought into focus today during Prime Minister Narendra Modi&#8217;s interaction with the US media at the White House. The US and India, PM Modi said, have &#8220;overwhelming respect&#8221; for each other because &#8220;we are democracies and it is in US and India&#8217;s DNAs to expand democratic institutions&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Interacting with reporters at a joint media conference after bilateral talks with President Joe Biden, PM Modi spoke at length about democracy in India as he responded to a question from a US journalist.<\/p>\n<p>Asked what India will do to improve the rights of religious minorities, PM Modi said, &#8220;I am surprised at what you said. We are a democracy. Democracy is part of our spirit, our blood. We live and breathe democracy. And it is in our constitution&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there are no human values and human rights, there is no democracy&#8230; When we live democracy, there is no question of discrimination,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>His government, PM Modi added, &#8220;Can deliver and when we deliver there is no discrimination on caste, creed, religion&#8221; and quoted the motto of &#8220;Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas (development for all and trust from all).<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has access to amenities, PM Modi asserted, irrespective of religion, caste, age or geography.<\/p>\n<p>The media query came after three US lawmakers &#8212; Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez \u2013 made headlines declaring that they would boycott the Prime Minister&#8217;s address to the joint session of the US Congress and spoke of &#8220;repressed religious minorities&#8221; in India.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview before the White House meeting, former US President Barack Obama said India risks &#8220;pulling apart&#8221; if the Muslim minority is not respected.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I had a conversation with Prime Minister Modi, who I know well, part of my argument would be that if you do not protect the rights of ethnic minorities in India, there is a strong possibility at some point that India starts pulling apart,&#8221; Mr Obama said in an interview with CNN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the (US) President meets with Prime Minister Modi, then the protection of the Muslim minority in a majority-Hindu India, that&#8217;s something worth mentioning,&#8221; Mr Obama said.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, added that addressing human rights with allies was always &#8220;complicated.<\/p>\n<p>In the joint press conference, President Joe Biden said democratic values figured in his bilateral with PM Modi and they had a &#8220;good discussion&#8221; about it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe in the dignity of every citizen, it is in America&#8217;s DNA and I believe in India&#8217;s DNA that a whole world has a stake in our success,&#8221; said Mr Biden, who recently made headlines, equating Chinese leader Xi Jinping with &#8220;dictators&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/democracy-runs-in-our-veins-says-pm-to-question-on-rights-of-muslims-4144923\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] PM Narendra Modi said, &#8220;Democracy is part of our spirit, our blood&#8221;. 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