S Jaishankar: Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has reacted to US President Joe Biden's statement in which he called India and Japan 'xenophobic' countries. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said during an interview, 'Indian society has always been open to people from other societies. The Central Government's CAA opens the door for granting Indian citizenship to people in trouble. We must be ready to welcome those who need to come and are able to come.
Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar expressed displeasure at those opposing CAA. He said, there are people who have publicly said, 'One million Muslims will lose their citizenship in India because of CAA. Despite these claims, no one in India has lost his citizenship.
A section of western media is targeting India: S. Jaishankar
S. Jaishankar said, 'A section of the western media wants to run the global narrative as per their own and at this stage they are targeting India. These are people who believe they should control the narrative.
What did Joe Biden say?
In an event, US President Joe Biden said, 'Countries like India hate foreigners and this is the reason for lagging behind as an economic power. Countries like India, China, Japan and Russia are xenophobic countries. This affects their economy. Xenophobic is a kind of fear, this fear keeps scaring people coming from outside. Countries like India, China, Russia and Japan do not welcome outsiders. That is why their economy is not developing much.
“Our economy grows fast because we and others work hard,” Biden said. This is because we welcome tourists. Giving the example of China, Biden asked, 'Why has China's economy come to a standstill? Why is Japan in crisis? What is the situation between India and Russia? This is because they are xenophobic. They don't want a tourist community. But America is stronger than tourists.
Strengthening relations with India and Japan: America
America is now in damage control mode after US President Joe Biden made big allegations against India. White House press secretary Karen Jean-Pierre said the president was making a “broader point” about Biden's comments at an event on Wednesday. Our allies and partners know very well how much the President respects them. Regarding Japan, as you know he came here recently on a political visit. Relations between America and Japan are important. This is a close and lasting alliance.
“He (Biden) talked extensively about how important it is to have immigrants in the country and how it makes our country stronger,” he said. Were talking about this. Our relations with India and Japan are undoubtedly strong and if you look at the last three years, the President has been strongly focused on these political relationships.