NEW DELHI: The US ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti has stated the other day that the US is ready to intervene in the Manipur riots if necessary. This statement was made when he was asked about the response of the US to the Manipur riots.
"I don't think it's about strategic concerns, it's about human concerns. You don't have to be an Indian to care when children or individuals die in this sort of violence.We stand ready to assist in any way if asked. We know it's an Indian matter and we pray for that peace and that it may come quickly", said Eric Garcetti.
Meanwhile, the Congress responded that it was unheard of for a US representative to make such statements on India's internal affairs. Congress leader Manish Tewari said in a tweet that the country has never encouraged such interventions.
"We faced Challenges in Punjab, J&K , North East over the decades and surmounted those with sagacity & wisdom.I doubt if the new US Ambassodor is cognisant of the convoluted & torturous history of US-India relations." tweeted Tewari.
To the best of my recollection going back atleast 4 decades in Public life I have never heard an US Ambassador making a statement of this nature about the internal affairs of India.
— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) July 7, 2023
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More than 120 people were killed in the riots that started on May 3 in Manipur. More than three thousand people were injured. Several central forces have been deployed in the area.