Opposition to Modi's invitation to a conference on democracy in America

- Doubts about the credibility of the conference due to some leaders

- The Convention on Democracy is also being seen as a strategy to confront China

New Delhi: For the first time, a global conference on democracy is being held in the United States. Leaders from all over the world, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are taking part in it. However, human rights activists have objected to the summoning of several other leaders, including Modi. More than a hundred countries that are committed to democracy are expected to participate in this conference. It aims to talk about democratic values ​​and human rights abuses around the world. But many human rights activists are watching the convention with suspicion. Because it has called for some leaders whose own record is questionable.

Anne Boazian, vice president of Freedom House, a voluntary organization working on human rights and democracy, says the convention is meaningless without any kind of democratic commitment.

He said that if anything special were to happen from one meeting to the summit, then all participating countries, including the United States, would have to make a meaningful commitment to democracy and human rights in the near future.

U.S. officials said the convention was the beginning of a long debate on democracy. The countries attending the next conventions will have to keep their promises of reform. The specially invited guest, President Biden, is also being tested on a claim he made during foreign policy. In a speech this February, Biden said the United States would return to its role in global leadership and respond to forces such as China and Russia.

The American magazine Politico has also published a list of guests for the summit, which will include countries with mature democracies such as France and Sweden, as well as countries like the Philippines and Poland where democracy is said to be in danger. In Asia, US allies Japan and South Korea are invited, but Thailand and Vietnam are not. Israel and Iraq are on the list, but US allies Egypt and NATO member Turkey are missing.

However, human rights groups have praised Biden for prioritizing democratic rights in his foreign policy. This is especially true of Biden's move, especially after former President Donald Trump's low interest and controversial statements in such cases. Trump praised Egyptian President Abdel Fateh and Russian President Putin.

Human rights activists suspect that the credibility of the convention could be jeopardized by leaders with poor records. It is also said that the summit is a front against China and its allies. Amy Horthon, director of research at Project on the Middle East Democracy, says it is clear that China has been invited to its neighbors, such as India and the Philippines, in the wake of its confrontation strategy. Philippine President Rodrigo Tourette has openly stated that he does not care about human rights. Regarding the Indian Prime Minister Modi, the Freedom House says that he is leading India towards unbridled authoritarianism.