Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna is in Delhi as co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional delegation to India. Khanna, on Monday, mentioned that China must respect India’s borders.
“It is crucial that we preserve India’s sovereignty.… They (China) have to respect India’s border and this is the reason I went to the Western Naval Command. We’re working very intently with the American Navy to ensure the Arabian Sea stays free for navigation and that the Indian Ocean stays free, and we are going to proceed to strengthen that relationship,” Khanna advised ANI.
Khanna’s feedback come as India and China, on Monday, held a contemporary spherical of navy talks with a give attention to disengagement of troops within the remaining friction factors in jap Ladakh and easing general tensions within the area, in accordance with a PTI report. Khanna mentioned he hoped that India would play a task in bringing about peace between Ukraine and Russia.
Khanna additionally mentioned he would work in the direction of India getting important US applied sciences like key allies together with Israel, Japan and South Korea. Answering a question about discussions on democratic and human rights he mentioned, recognising minority rights and pluralism helps turn into higher democracies.
Khanna additionally condemned the assault on the Indian Consulate in San Francisco by Khalistani extremists in July. “There was no place for that and I condemned it very strongly. There might be no violence towards an embassy, towards a consulate in America and there’s no house for a separatist motion,” he mentioned.
He termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State go to to the US a “massive success” and added that bilateral ties have by no means been stronger. “I’m very happy to see that the Indian Navy is doing workout routines with the American Navy to be sure that the Arabian Sea is secure free of charge transport strains,” he advised PTI.
The Congressman additionally met with Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan. “Amitabh Bachchan’s life story embodies the story of India. He’s the largest model ambassador for India to the world,” Khanna advised PTI.
Bachchan reportedly offered Khanna with a e book written by his father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, who knew Khanna’s grandfather Amarnath Vidyalankar, a freedom fighter. Vidyalankar labored intently with Lala Lajpat Rai and spent two years in jail in the course of the Stop India motion.
