NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Thursday said that US is ready to assist India in dealing with the Manipur crisis as its a matter of “human concern”.
Garcetti while speaking at a press conference in Kolkata said that there has been so much progress in the Northeast and “we stand ready to assist in any way if asked.”
“We know it’s an Indian matter and we pray for peace and that it may come quickly. Because we can bring more collaboration, more projects, more investment if that peace is in place” Garcetti said.
“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 know peace as a precedent for so many good things,” Garcetti added.
“You don’t have to be Indian to care when we see children and individuals die in the sort of violence that we see (in Manipur) and we know that peace is the precedent for so many other good things. There have been so many other good things in the Northeast and those can’t continue without peace,” he added.
The violence in Manipur between the Meiteis and the tribal Kuki erupted after a rally by the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur (ATSUM) on May 3. The conflict led to many people shifting to relief camps while leaving more than 130 people dead.
Garcetti while speaking at a press conference in Kolkata said that there has been so much progress in the Northeast and “we stand ready to assist in any way if asked.”
“We know it’s an Indian matter and we pray for peace and that it may come quickly. Because we can bring more collaboration, more projects, more investment if that peace is in place” Garcetti said.
“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 know peace as a precedent for so many good things,” Garcetti added.
“You don’t have to be Indian to care when we see children and individuals die in the sort of violence that we see (in Manipur) and we know that peace is the precedent for so many other good things. There have been so many other good things in the Northeast and those can’t continue without peace,” he added.
The violence in Manipur between the Meiteis and the tribal Kuki erupted after a rally by the All Tribal Students Union of Manipur (ATSUM) on May 3. The conflict led to many people shifting to relief camps while leaving more than 130 people dead.