PM Modi's success proves democracies can deliver: Biden praises India's Covid war
India Today
US President Joe Biden has praised PM Modi for his handling of the Covid pandemic and said his success proves that democracies can deliver.
During a closed session of the Quad Summit in Tokyo, US President Joe Biden praised PM Modi for his handling of the Covid pandemic successfully in a democratic manner, a senior official said.
He added that PM Modi's success has shown the world that democracies can deliver, and busted the myth that autocracies like China and Russia can handle the rapidly-changing world better because their leadership can take and implement decisions without going through lengthy democratic processes.
According to the official, these remarks from President Biden appeared to be unscripted, as he made a special intervention to say this before his prepared remarks. Biden contrasted India's success with China's failure in handling the pandemic, though both countries are of comparable size.
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