US State Department spokesperson Ned Price, on Monday, said that he is not familiar with the BBC’s documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but that he is “very familiar with the shared values that enact the US and India as two thriving and vibrant democracies”.
Price was responding to a media query about the documentary that has sparked a massive controversy since its release.
“I'm not familiar with the documentary you're referring to. I am very familiar with the shared values that enact the United States and India as two thriving, vibrant democracies. When we have concerns about actions that are taken in India, we've voiced those we've had to do that," he said.
Addressing a press briefing, Price said that numerous elements bolster the US's global strategic partnership with India, including political, economic and exceptionally deep people-to-people ties, reported news agency ANI.
Calling India's democracy a vibrant one, he said, "We look to everything that ties us together. We look to reinforce all of those elements that tie us together."
“I'm not aware of this documentary that you point to, but I will say broadly, is that there are several elements that undergird the global strategic partnership that we have with our Indian partners. There are close political ties, there are economic ties, and there are exceptionally deep people-to-people ties between the United States and India. But one of those additional elements are the values that we share, the values that are common to American democracy and to Indian democracy," he added. Read More On..