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US State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters that he was not aware of the documentary on PM Modi released by British broadcaster BBC (Image: Reuters File)
Ned Price told the reporter that he was not familiar with the documentary but was familiar with the values that India and America share
US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday that he is familiar with the values that animate democracy. India And America shares but not with the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ned Price told a reporter, “I am not familiar with the documentary you are referring to, however, I am very familiar with the shared values that make the United States and India two thriving and vibrant democracies. ” According to the news agency, the State Department spokesperson’s response to the documentary, which has stirred controversy in India years,
Price said economic and political elements, along with deep people-to-people ties, underpin the US-India global strategic partnership. “I am not familiar with the documentary you are referring to. I am very familiar with the shared values that establish the United States and India as two thriving, vibrant democracies. When we have had the opportunity to do so, we have voiced them,” Price was quoted as saying.
Price said the US looks at the elements that bind Washington and Delhi together and seeks to strengthen them to further strengthen ties between the two democracies.
International critics of Prime Minister Modi have tried to use the documentary to direct unwarranted criticism of the Prime Minister, but these moves have failed to have their desired effect.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was another world leader who distanced himself from the BBC documentary. Sunak said that he did not agree with the characterization depicted in the documentary.
Sunak’s remarks came after Pakistani-origin MP Imran Hussain raised the issue in the UK Parliament. “The UK government’s position on this has been clear and longstanding and hasn’t changed, of course, we don’t tolerate harassment wherever it appears, but I’m not sure I agree with that characterization at all.” Hoon jo honorable sajjan ne kiya hai (has been done) under,” Sunak said while responding to the documentary, reported news agency ANI.
The BBC documentary on Prime Minister Modi is a two-part series attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat during the 2002 riots. After expressing displeasure over this, it has been removed from select platforms.
“We feel it is a propaganda piece. It has no objectivity. It is biased. Note that it has not been screened in India. We don’t want to reply much on it lest it gets more dignity,” The Ministry of External Affairs accused the BBC of having a colonial mindset.
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