Top US diplomat Blinken warns India over human rights record
By DW
30 July 2021 |
11:10 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned New Delhi not to backslide on human rights, amid mounting criticism that the Indian government is cracking down on dissent and discriminating against its Muslim population.
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