INDIA IS A VIBRANT DEMOCRACY

Characterising India as a "vibrant democracy" the Biden White House on Monday rejected implicit criticism about the health of India's democracy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the context of his upcoming state visit to the US, while suggesting its priority going forward is to foster a "deeper, stronger partnership and friendship" with New Delhi. "India is a vibrant democracy. Anybody that happens to go to New Delhi can see that for themselves," White House Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby clapped back at National Public Radio's Asma Khalid, who wanted to know if the Biden administration is "at all concerned about the health of democracy in India."

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