Noting that human rights issue was not discussed during his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on April 13 made a veiled reference to his remarks at a joint presser and said India was entitled "to have views about their (US) views and the interests and the lobbies and the vote banks which drives that".

Answering a query about Blinken's remarks at the joint press conference after the 2+2 dialogue on Monday, Jaishankar said India also takes a view on other people's human rights situation, including that of the United States and raises matters concerning the Indian community.