India has expressed displeasure over a US State Department official's unnecessary reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi while defending the immunity granted to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman facing charges of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In response to questions asked about this, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, 'To be honest, I did not understand how the comment (to the US official) on Prime Minister Modi was relevant, necessary or related to the context. '
Relations between India and America are getting stronger
Referring to the bilateral relations between India and America, he said, 'Our two countries have a very special relationship, which is getting stronger. We look forward to working with the US to deepen this further.
Vedant Patel mentioned PM Modi
When asked about the Saudi crown prince being given immunity for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US State Department Principal Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel said last Friday that this is not the first time the US has done this, and Prime Minister Modi Including it has been applied to many heads of state in the past.
The news of PM Modi going to America is wrong.
Bagchi also said that reports about the Prime Minister visiting America in December are also wrong. At the same time, in connection with the brief bilateral meeting between Modi and US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali recently, Foreign Minister S. It also debunked internet media posts about false comments attributed to Jaishankar and the White House spokesperson.
Did not raise the issue of visa delay before America
Amid reports of Indians taking up to three years to get US tourist or business visas, the External Affairs Ministry said it has not taken up the matter with the US, but India hopes that any country's visa system meets expectations. Should be consistent and of short duration. According to media reports, the waiting period for applicants in India for US B1 (business) and B2 (tourist) visas is around 1,000 days.
370 Indians rescued from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos
Bagchi informed that more than 370 Indian victims of jab racket have been rescued from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. Indian Missions in Yangon, Bangkok, and Chiang Mai are actively taking up the cases of Indians trapped in fake job rackets in Myanmar. He said people from India and other places were lured and trapped and some of them got trapped in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.
Case of eight ex-Navy officers raised before Qatar
A spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs said that the matter of detention of eight former Indian Navy officers in Qatar has been consistently taken up with the authorities there. Efforts are on to provide consular access to the detained Indians. Bagchi said, “We are following the matter very closely. Our Embassy in Doha is in regular contact with the local authorities. Some people in his family have been allowed to come to meet him.
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