'First of all...': Jaishankar corrects Joe Biden after he calls India 'xenophobic'
One of the reasons why our economy's growing is because of you and many others. Why? Because we welcome immigrants," Joe Biden said at a Washington fundraising event, adding, “Why is China stalling so badly economically, why is Japan having trouble, why is Russia, why is India, because they're xenophobic.
They don't want immigrants. Immigrants are what makes us strong." In simpler terms, xenophobia means “fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign" you have come in contact with, according to Merriam-Webster.
Meanwhile, Japan, too, has rejected Joe Biden's remarks, calling the characterisation "unfortunate" and misguided. In response, Tokyo on Saturday said it was "unfortunate that comments not based on an accurate understanding of Japan's policy were made", according to a government statement.Milestone Alert!
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