External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar rejected U.S. President Joe Biden's comment that "xenophobia" was hobbling the South Asian nation's economic growth, reported on Saturday.
Mr. Jaishankar said at a round table hosted by The Economic Times on Friday that India's economy "is not faltering" and that it has historically been a society that is very open.
"That's why we have the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act), which is to open up doors for people who are in trouble... I think we should be open to people who have the need to come to India, who have a claim to come to India," Mr. Jaishankar said, referring to a recent law that allows immigrants who have fled persecution from neighbouring countries to become citizens.
