Obama urges India to uphold minority rights

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 24, 2023 12:30 am

WASHINGTON: Former US president Barack Obama said Thursday (Friday in Manila) that India risks 'pulling apart' if the Muslim minority is not respected, calling for the issue to be raised with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Obama spoke in a CNN interview as President Joe Biden welcomed the Hindu nationalist prime minister for a state visit and gently spoke of the importance of 'religious pluralism.'

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