Basically, Matt Miller, a spokesperson for the State Department of the US, on Wednesday revealed the US’s official point of view towards Pakistan and continued with: He also highlighted the fundamental principle that the US also supports upholding at the global level: that the rule of law should not be acted upon selectively and, instead, it should be for the whole Pakistani population.
In the course of a press briefing at the State Department, Miller came to respond to questions regarding a country’s perception that the US is more definitely expressed towards events affecting India, such as e.g. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest or freezing of bank accounts of Indian Congress, compared to political prisoners issue in Pakistan. However, Miller denied this portrayal declaring that America nationally counsels to have equal treatment and human rights to be respected the same as by every other nation.
The ambassador’s comments emerged after Indian papers highlighted that the US was not using bilateral channels to intervene with the ruling government, ultimately leading to India summoning a senior US diplomat for this issue. The US reacted by shedding more light on the situation, including the arrests of Kejriwal and the freezing of Congress’ accounts, and by calling for open and fair legal procedures in every case to prevent persecution.
The context of Kejriwal’s arrest is the one in which charges of money laundering pertaining to the alleged ex-policy were raised in Delhi. Additionally, the Congress Party claims that their bank account was blocked by the Income Tax department, which addressed the difficulties associated with engaging voters in the upcoming elections.
Furthermore, Miller’s statements were rather complicated because international relations were about precision and diplomacy, whereby every quotation and speech could visibly impact international diplomacy.
