India has responded to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s note to jailed activist Umar Khalid, stressing that public representatives must respect the independence of the judiciary in other democracies. The government said expressing personal views on ongoing legal matters does not suit those holding public office.
On Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs called upon Gloria Berbena, the US Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, a day subsequent to Washington’s government expressing its close monitoring of the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate regarding the liquor policy scandal. In an official declaration, the Ministry expressed strong objection […]
