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US rules out sending election observers to India
“We're just going to let the election play out,” says US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel
Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesperson of the State Department / Screengrab/State Department Briefing
The United has ruled out sending election observers to India saying that it does not do so in case of advanced democracies.
“I'm not aware of the United States sending any observers. We generally don't, in the case of advanced democracies like in the case of India,” Vedant Patel, Deputy Spokesperson of the State Department told reporters at his news conference on Apr.18.
“We of course are eager to continue to deepen and strengthen our cooperation with our partners in India. And we're just going to let the election play out,” he said.
Patel, in response to a question, welcomed the thought that world leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi can play a role in peace in either Russia-Ukraine conflict or the war in Gaza.
“In the context of Russia, Ukraine, if any country is interested in using its voice to further deter Russian aggression on the people of Ukraine, we certainly would welcome that,” he said.
“In the current ongoing context in Gaza, any country that believes that they can play a positive role in helping us get to a release of hostages, helping us get additional humanitarian assistance into Gaza, helping to defeat Hamas, they certainly should and are welcome to play that role,” Patel said.
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