Human rights of people of Xinjiang should be respected, guaranteed: India


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For the first time, India on Friday clearly commented on the situation in China's Xinjiang and said rights of people of the autonomous region should be ''respected and guaranteed''. The remarks by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi came a day after India abstained from voting on a resolution at the UN High Commission that called for a debate on concerns over the human rights situation in Xinjiang. When asked about the abstention, he said it was in line with the long-held practice of not voting on country-specific resolutions. ''The human rights of the people of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...