Delhi protests India’s internal matter, won’t comment: Marco Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has stated that the recent protests in Delhi are an internal Indian matter that the US will not comment on. He dismissed criticism from UN experts regarding the police response, framing the protests as a sign of a functioning democracy.
Why it matters
The statement clarifies the US diplomatic stance on Indian domestic affairs and highlights differing perspectives on human rights oversight.
NEW DELHI: United States secretary of state Marco Rubio described the Delhi protests as India’s internal political matter, saying the US would not comment on an issue that was for the Indian people to decide and navigate. He also seemed to brush aside criticism by “UN experts” of the Indian crackdown as he called them an “oxymoron”.“It’s a domestic political matter. I mean, I’m not going to get involved in their politics... this is a democracy. They have elections here, so I’m not going to opine on their domestic political matters,” said Rubio.“We have protests every day in US...
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