US-India Relations: Balancing Diplomacy and Human Rights Concerns

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive a state dinner at the White House and an address to a joint meeting of Congress, despite criticism from human rights groups over his government's crackdowns on political opposition, the media, civil society, and religious minorities. Democrats, including Indian American lawmakers, are carefully weighing their words due to the overwhelming majority of Indian Americans voting Democratic and wanting deeper U.S.-Indian ties, but also being concerned about New Delhi's current path. The U.S. is focusing on moving more supply chains toward India and away from China, and wants India to reduce its purchases of Russian oil and play a bigger role in maintaining security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.