ending a relationship with china and secondly, on india, as you raise these broader issues of human rights and democracy. what is your message to those, including some members of your own party who say that your administration is overlooking the targeting of religious minorities and cracked down on defense in 5 minutes or more? these country is your 1st question is know, you know, who were talking to our allies in, in partners around the world, including india. we let the the idea of my choosing and avoiding saying what i think is the facts with regard to the relationship with india with the china is uh, is this not something i'm going to change very much. i think we, uh, i believe that and i've said this for some time that the history about the

relationship with china is collapsing in moving and cetera, etc. we had an incident that caused some, some confusion, you might say, but president, but the sector blinking had a great trip to china. i expect to be meeting with president she sometime in the future near term. and i don't think it's had any real consequence. and what was your 2nd question? so as you raise these broader issues of human rights and democracy, what is your message to those, including some members of your own party who believe that your administration is overlooking the targeting of religious minorities and a cracked on to send in india will look uh from is not had a good discussion about democratic browsers, and there is, there is the, that's the nature of our relationship were straightforward of each other and, and we respect each one of the fundamental reasons why i believe the us china

relationship is not as spaces as and with us ended relationship is that there is an overwhelming respect for each other because we're both democracies. and it's a common democratic candidate character both our country said, and our people, our diversity or culture, are open, taller, robust debate. and i believe that we believe in the dignity of every citizen and it is in america is dna. and i believe in india is dna that the whole world, the whole world has a stake in our success. both of us and maintaining our democracies makes us appealing partners in naples, us to expand democratic institutions across them, around the world. and i believe this and i still believe this is their prime minister,

india as long prided itself as the world's largest democracy. but there are many human rights groups who say that your government has discriminated against religious minorities and sought to silence its critics. and as you stand here in the eastern of the white house, where so many world leaders have made commitments to protecting democracy. what steps are you and your government willing to take to improve the rights of muslims and other minorities in your country and to uphold free speech? i'm actually really surprised that people say so when, so people don't say it. indeed, india is a democracy. and as the preston invite and also mentioned india and america, both countries, democracy is in our d. n. a deep democracy is our spirit democracy runs in our

veins. we live democracy. and our ancestors have actually put the words to this concept, and that is in the form of our constitution. all governments has taken the basic principles of democracy. and on that basis the constitution is made . and the entire country runs on that our constitution and government, we have always proved that democracy can deliver. and when i say deliver, these is regardless of cost creed, religion, gender. there's absolutely no space for discrimination. and when you talk of democracy, if and there are no human values, and there is no humanity, there are no human rights, then it's not a democracy. and that is why when you say democracy and you accept

a democracy and when we live democracy, then there is absolutely no space for discrimination. and that is why india believes in moving ahead with everybody with trust and with everybody's f as these our, our foundation principles, which are the basis of how we operate, how we live our lives in, in india, the benefits that are provided by the government is accessible to on whoever dissolves those benefits is available to everybody. and that is why in india's democratic values, there's absolutely no discrimination, neither on spaces of task read or age or any kind of geographic location. qu more, thanks a lot to a sudden my question is on the issue of climate change, both countries have is will going to strongly about the need to tackle the climate

change. but those are viewed mortgage, i'm sorry. yeah. both countries have spoken about the challenge of climate change, but the view that the embrace will start a good fit, but the implementation is phone or from lacking. and there is also a criticism of lack of technology transfer finance or transfer from the developed countries to be developing nations. how do you both leaders, cb, uh, they hate on dismissing it so. so 1st of all, i think it is the ex essential threat to matter. the climate change is the most serious problem we face. as human beings, we have to keep the 1.5 degrees celsius. we've made numerous progress here, the 9 states on dealing with this issue by doing 3 things. number one,

parks insisting that we move our every one of our industries into a position where they can take advantage of cheaper and more extensive and more available renewable energy. whether it's solar, wind, or hydrogen research. and there's a whole range of things we've been working in addition to that, we find ourselves of the position that we've done is that we have significantly reduce the for example, i made a commitment that we were going to make sure that by 203030 percent of our land and sea and oceans were r for conservation could not be developed around on our way to doing that. and that's also absorbing current from the air as a consequence of that, because of the conservation we are in the position as well. why we have provided for significant increase in funding for a whole range of issues, but not, not just for the united states, but for the rest of the world. for example,

we're working with the g 7 to provide for infrastructure. work for commute for dealing with global warming and accounting of africa and goal only the largest solar projects moving ourselves and having a real way to go all the way across the southern to 3rd vision from the atlantic ocean to the to the indian ocean in africa. to be able to transport and do it cheaper and do it with less less. how can i say less carbon emissions? we're trying to work with other countries to maintain their maintain their carbon sinks, so they don't have to develop them like we did causing pollution. and we're trying to figure out how to work out to pay them not to develop certain areas like amazon and or so. but there's a lot of technology that's available that we're sharing and we're share with one

another. we've learned how to do solar energy, which is considerably cheaper and it is to per our fuel part of possible feels the same way dealing with not just solar, but dealing with when. and so there's a lot of technology that we've developed and, and we're well on our way, i think, to media the commitment we made to, uh that we made pairs. and i them are prepared to share all of that. that has a desire to do the same as an example of how you excellent see you said uh very rightly that as far as india is concerned, the environment climate these are extremely important in our culture. the traditions for

us, the environment, is an article of faith. this is not just something that we need to do for convenience. we believe that we do not believe in the exploitation of nature in order for all of the creation to book. and so we can make nature what we cannot have exploitation of nature, and we have always believed this. and on the basis of these values, we are not only doing things for i says, but that taking some global initiatives as when you perhaps know that the g 20 countries are the promises they made in progress. of all the g 20 countries. india is the only country that has fulfilled all the promises it made at the g. 20. not just that in the area of solar energy. and last school that

we had set us as a target to achieve 500 gigabytes of renewable energy by 20 to t. we have set us as a target to make it didn't really weighs net 0. and you must understand the scale of indian railways when we talk about indian re weighs it means that every day. # the entire population of australia, travellers in our bins and not really about guns on our trees. and we have set us as the target to achieve net 0 for really 0. so a set us those targets for solar energy you for 8 to know uh, 10 percent, the mix of it and all we have completed the stock it before the set date. we are also looking in the area of green hydrogen. we want india to be a green hydrogen hub, and we are working towards this

a and the international. a solar alliance has been launched by india and many countries have joined it. now working with india, the island countries, we have had them in the area of solar energy so that they have now got a new confidence that we are with them in their efforts to fight climate change and view, but not only fulfilled our responsibilities, but do but also help you in the area of climate change. we have seen that due to natural calamities, to be the talk about the death of people, no doubt went on natural disasters. but there is a lot of destruction of infrastructure as well. and therefore, because of climate change, the kind of crisis we are a feeling, we need to develop the interest structure that is resilient. and therefore,

we have created a global organization called a, c, d r i. and you perhaps know that in law school, i presented a subject to the word and recently it was launched by the un secretary general and myself. that is mission life. and when i say life, i mean lifestyle for the environment. therefore, every individual must live his life in a bro environment up through development. we and we are working towards this and i'm sure that what to ever a look, india has started in all of these areas. not because india has the adversely affected the environment of the what we are doing this. because if you have a concern for future generations, we do not want to give a few to generations or would that make life difficult for them? and therefore, as a global responsibility,

india has not caused any problems to the environment. however, we are playing a leading role in contributing in a positive manner as far as up a prosperous countries are concerned. there's always been talk about technology, chance of financial support. and there are some countries that need to have technology, john. so a financial support, and we hope that as soon as we can move forward in this area, we will be able to solve this challenge of climate change. thank you very much. i us to unpack, but we only have one minute. what is your intake? yeah, well i think as, as expensive viable was from both leaders, you know, joe biden saying that is one of the most consequential partnerships in the world. and it's close to the never, never under moody saying today's the day that has special importance in the history of india, us relations holding up in particular, you know,

deals like we were talking about about, about co manufacturing a weapon systems and also in the vendor mode you for the 1st time, you know, taking public questions like that and including a question about the situation of minority rights in india. and in his response, pointing to india is constitution saying that there are constitutional protections for minorities, which is absolutely the case. i think 2 rights groups would necessarily be satisfied with that dog's books. they say there were still problems happening, but i think definitely a step in the right direction. didn't arrange for moody. took a question like that. i think a lot of times will be hoping that that fits the president for, for more openness from that government. what did you make a fine um yeah, well joe biden, i think, and obviously, you know, very much stressing the positive side of things. also issue nicely with was faced with this question about the situation of human rights in india called around it a bit then me. well, i mean he kind of blogs.