India a vibrant democracy, US official says

India is a vibrant democracy with constitutionally enshrined rights for minorities for freedom of religion, a senior Trump Administration official said on Wednesday.

The United States has human rights discussions with all countries, Alice Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, told an audience, adding: “We respect democracies because we believe democracies are self-correcting because there are institutions at play.” (PTI)