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US Secretary of State Addresses Racism Concerns During Visit to India<\/strong><\/p>\n In a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded to concerns about recent racist remarks directed at Indians by some Americans. Speaking alongside India\u2019s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, Rubio acknowledged the issue but also pointed out that \u201cstupid people exist in every country.\u201d<\/p>\n He emphasized that while such comments are troubling, they do not represent the views of the entire American society. \u201cI\u2019m sure there are foolish people everywhere, including the US, who often make silly comments,\u201d Rubio remarked.<\/p>\n Rubio went on to praise the contributions of immigrants, especially the Indian community, to the United States. He stated, \u201cAmerica is a very welcoming country,\u201d noting that the nation benefits from the diverse backgrounds of its residents. \u201cOur country has been made richer by people from all over the world who embrace American life and contribute to our society,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Highlighting the significant economic impact of the Indian diaspora, Rubio acknowledged, \u201cIndians have contributed over USD 20 billion to the US economy, and we hope that number continues to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n During his visit, Rubio and Jaishankar discussed ways to strengthen the partnership between the US and India. The talks, held at Hyderabad House, focused on enhancing diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n Rubio also addressed questions regarding recent changes to the US visa and immigration system. He clarified that these updates are not targeted specifically at India, but are part of a global modernization effort. \u201cWe have a migration crisis with over 20 million people who have entered the country illegally. This system is not aimed at India; we believe it will ultimately lead to a more efficient process,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" US Secretary of State Addresses Racism Concerns During Visit to India In a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded to concerns about recent racist remarks directed at Indians by some Americans. Speaking alongside India\u2019s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, Rubio acknowledged the issue but also pointed out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[34966,42909,405,9040,348,22764,1766,42911,4190,42910],"class_list":["post-32713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indian-diaspora-in-us","tag-diplomatic-talks","tag-immigration-changes","tag-indian-diaspora","tag-marco-rubio","tag-new-delhi","tag-racism-against-indians","tag-s-jaishankar","tag-us-migration-crisis","tag-us-india-relations","tag-visa-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}