Human Rights Groups Blast White House For Modi Visit: ‘Shame On You’

Human rights groups are blasting the White House for rolling out the red carpet for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is set to meet with President Joe Biden and address Congress during his visit to Washington, D.C., next week.

The Indian government called the trip “historic,” and the White House noted that “the visit will strengthen our two countries’ shared commitment to a free, open, prosperous, and secure Indo-Pacific.”

But critics want Biden to press Modi about human rights violations in India related to the steep rise of Hindu nationalism —...