India is a vibrant democracy like the US, but no one is perfect: White House

In the midst of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit, the White House said that India and the US both had thriving democracies and that they will continue to work on their bilateral relationship.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, who will welcome him at a State Dinner on June 22, have invited Modi to visit the United States from June 21 to June 24.

The prime minister will also speak to a joint session of the US Congress on June 22 as part of the tour. He’s in New York right now.

Democracy is difficult, as National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said at a press briefing on Tuesday. We are aware of it. Here in our nation, we have direct experience with it. You have to put forth effort since it is difficult.

“India has a thriving democracy, and they both want to improve it. No democracy ever achieves perfection, according to him.

The democratic principle is “you endeavor to become more perfect… Therefore, we will keep working to strengthen the bilateral connection between these two dynamic, significant, powerful, and important democracies in the world, according to Kirby.

In doing so, he said, “we are also going to have conversations, we can have and we need to have somewhat uncomfortable conversations with our partners, our friends, and our allies.”

Talking about unpleasant topics is something you can do when you are friends, partners, and allies, according to Kirby.

In answer to a query, Kirby said that President Biden brings up the subject of human rights whenever he travels and speaks to leaders.

The president will, as he usually does and as you can do with friends and partners like Prime Minister Modi in India, address our concerns about that, he said. “Human rights are a foundational element of this (Biden) administration’s foreign policy, and you can certainly expect that,” he said.

According to Kirby, the US constantly brings up human rights issues with its allies, partners, friends, and even countries that it is not very cordial with.

We are not afraid to voice such concerns, and we will keep doing so, he said.