‘Don’t assume the US can or ought to lecture India’, says US National Security Council’s Indo Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell

Kurt Campbell, a high official within the White House, remarked that each the United States and India face difficulties and that Washington shouldn’t lecture different international locations about democracy and human rights. The US National Security Council’s coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs said on July 6, “Each of our countries is imperfect. I don’t think the United States can or should be in a position where it lectures any other country.”

“Every society, including the United States and India, has challenges and has its problems. I can tell you that Prime Minister Modi and President Biden had discrete, important conversations about some of our differences,” he responded whereas answering a question about democracy and human rights.

Campbell additional proclaimed, “I think what President Biden sought to do was to suggest that for India to meet its full potential, it would need to become more of an example on a number of fronts. And I think that message was delivered with respect and I think it was heard in that vein.”

He additionally heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and mentioned, “Look, Prime Minister Modi is one of the most effective, successful, popular, democratically elected leaders on the planet. And this far into his tenure, he is still extremely popular in India in a real sense that he has an agenda for bringing India into the 21st century.”

#WATCH | Washington, DC | On feedback on democracy & human rights in India, Kurt Campbell – the US National Security Council’s coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs says, “…Every society, together with the US & India has challenges & its issues…Each of our international locations is imperfect… pic.twitter.com/vA6q441RMp

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Kurt Cambell termed India as one of the vital sought-after gamers on the worldwide stage. He said, “I don’t think it’s a secret that India is one of the most sought-after players on the global stage. You see a number of countries seeking to build deeper, more consequential relationships in trade, technology and people-to-people with India. I am just happy to say that the United States has taken its own step to develop a much further relationship between the two sides.”

He continued, “I have been involved in India-US relations for almost 30 years and I can tell you in the period leading up to the arrival of PM Modi here in Washington DC, the level of trust and confidence between the US and Indian interlocutors was notably different.”

#WATCH | Kurt Campbell, the U.S. National Security Council’s coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs speaks on PM Modi’s latest State Visit to the US; says, “I do not assume it is a secret that India is without doubt one of the most sought-after gamers on the worldwide stage. You see a lot of… pic.twitter.com/06M83W1NvW

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The senior official referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state go to to the US as “absolutely historical,” and burdened that the 2 international locations had efficiently elevated their bilateral relations.

He talked about, “An absolutely historic visit of PM Modi to the United States for the state dinner, for a week of celebrating the US-India relationship. I think, we together, successfully took this critical bilateral relationship to the next level. For me, it’s the most important bilateral relationship on the planet and it has clearly ascended to the top layer. I think both countries leave with both a long to-do list but a much greater sense of confidence about what we can do together.”

#WATCH | Washington, DC | On PM Modi’s maiden State go to to the US, Kurt Campbell – high White House official on Asia says, “…a fully historic go to of PM Modi to the US. I believe, we collectively, efficiently took this crucial bilateral relationship to the following degree. For… pic.twitter.com/xbHKDqZfk1

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PM Modi visited the US earlier in June as a part of a state go to. He arrived on the White House to a proper welcome and guard of honour. He attended a state dinner on the White House hosted by President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden in addition to a state luncheon held by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Vice President Kamala Harris.

He led the celebrations for the International Day of Yoga on the United Nations Headquarters to kick off his go to. He attended a number of conferences and occasions and met with distinguished American and Indian CEOs.

He addressed a joint session of the US Congress there and additionally spoke to the Indian group at an occasion organized in his honor on the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington DC.

“We see a lot of signs of India taking principled stands. PM Modi has clearly spoken out clearly about the devastation and the tragedy of what’s happening to the Ukrainian people. He engaged in a very positive manner with President Zelenskyy in Hiroshima. He has conveyed directly to President Putin his concerns about the war and about the potential use of nuclear weapons. I think privately Indian friends and colleagues are quite concerned about the war in Ukraine and believe that Russia has conducted this war terribly on many levels.”

He additionally emphasised that the United States has been actively collaborating with India to diversify its army tools provide and extra steps had been taken in that course after the US go to of PM Modi.

#WATCH | Washington, DC | On India’s stand on Russia, Kurt Campbell – the US National Security Council’s coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs says, “I believe India’s place on Russia is extra nuanced…we see a number of indicators of India taking principled stands. PM Modi has clearly… pic.twitter.com/fHuJoHnQC1

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Kurt Campbell condemned the arson assault on the Indian consulate in San Francisco by pro-Khalistan supporters. He asserted, “First of all, let me say that these are deeply regrettable events. We take very seriously the safety and security of diplomats that are living in the United States. We have been in close contact with Indian authorities, with local law enforcement. We are trying to take the necessary steps to ensure that the Indian diplomatic community feels safe and secure here. And we’ll continue with that work going forward.”

#WATCH | Washington, DC | On Khalistani assault on Indian Consulate in San Francisco, Kurt Campbell – the US National Security Council’s coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs says, “These are deeply regrettable occasions. We take very critically the protection and safety of diplomats… pic.twitter.com/BLhJtkPvE1

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Prior to this, the US publicly denounced the reported harm and tried arson dedicated on 2nd July in opposition to the Indian Consulate in San Francisco by supporters of Khalistan.

Kurt Campbell additionally noticed the “undeniable strategic component” of India-US relationship. He expressed to have witnessed the ties that exist between Americans and Indians, citing the a number of shared beliefs between the 2 international locations.