"G20 Summit: ‘Democracy’ and ‘human rights’ feature in Modi-Biden joint statement", 9 September 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden had a one-to-one meeting here...ahead of the G20 Leaders’ Summit beginning on Saturday, three months after their high-on-optics meeting in the White House in June.

A detailed joint statement was issued iterating India-US collaboration in various sectors including telecommunications, computer chips, cancer research, higher education, defence, supply chains and space, indicating efforts to build on the momentum achieved in June...

The statement included an almost perfunctory reference to democracy and human rights.

“The leaders re-emphasised that the shared values of freedom, democracy, human rights, inclusion, pluralism and equal opportunities for all citizens are critical to the success our countries enjoy and that these values strengthen our relationship,” it said.