India Is A Vibrant Democracy, Anybody Can See For Themselves In New Delhi: US

US has said that India is a vibrant democracy and anybody who happens to go to New Delhi can see that for themselves.

The White House has made the statement, as it appeared to dismiss concerns about the health of democracy in India, as per the news agency PTI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a state visit to the US later this month.

바카라�India is a vibrant democracy. Anybody that, you know, happens to go to New Delhi can see that for themselves. And certainly, I would expect that strength and health of democratic institutions will be part of the discussion,바카라� John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, was quoted as having said.

바카라�Look, we never shy away. And you can do that with friends. You바카라�re supposed to do that with friends. You never shy away from expressing concerns that we might have with anyone around the world. But this (State) visit is really about advancing what is now and what we hope will be a deeper, stronger partnership and friendship going forward,바카라� Kirby as per the report said.

Kirby said India is a strong partner with the United States on many levels, it mentioned.

바카라�You saw that in Shangri-La Secretary (of Defense, Lloyd) Austin announced some additional defense cooperation now that we바카라�re going to pursue with India. Of course, there바카라�s an awful lot of economic trade between our two countries. India is a member of the Pacific Quad and a key friend and partner with respect to Indo-Pacific security,바카라� he said, the report stated.

바카라�I could go on and on and on. There are innumerable reasons why India certainly matters, not just bilaterally between the two of our nations, but multilaterally on very many levels. And the president is looking forward very much to having Prime Minister Modi here to talk about all those issues and to advance and deepen that partnership and that friendship,바카라� Kirby said, the report mentioned.