Vice President of the United States JD Vance criticize European leaders
Munich: According to the media report, US Vice President JD Vance chastised European leaders on Friday, claiming that internal problems pose a bigger danger to national security than foreign enemies like China or Russia.
During his first major address as vice president at the Munich Security Conference, Vance denounced European politicians for allegedly stifling free expression, mismanaging immigration, and avoiding cooperation with far-right political groups.
“The threat that I worry about the most in relation to Europe is not China, Russia, or any other external actor,” Vance stated while speaking at the conference. I’m concerned about the internal danger and Europe’s drift away from some of its core principles,” CNN said.
JD Vance’s address was hailed by US President Donald Trump, who described it as “a very brilliant speech.”
Trump concurred with Vance’s comments over the condition of free speech in Europe, telling reporters in the Oval Office that the continent is losing its right to free speech.
“He discussed freedom of expression in his speech, which I heard. And it’s losing in Europe, I believe. Their amazing freedom of expression is being taken away from them. I see it. According to The New York Times, Trump said, “I mean, I thought he made a very good speech, actually, a very brilliant speech.”
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, meanwhile, emphasized that India’s democracy had delivered and voiced hope about its future. He also discussed the Indian elections, bringing up the 2024 parliamentary elections as well as the most recent Delhi elections.
Jaishankar stated that he disagrees with the notion that democracy is in crisis worldwide and emphasized India’s democracy while taking part in a panel discussion on the subject of “Live to Vote Another Day: Fortifying Democratic Resilience” at the Munich Security Conference on Friday with US Senator Elissa Slotkin, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, and Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowsk.
“Well, before I do that, I appear to be an optimist in what is relatively a pessimistic panel, if not room,” Jaishankar remarked in response to a question on his opinions on Western democracy. Please don’t take it personally, but I’ll start by pointing up my index finger. The mark you see on my nail is that of someone who recently cast a ballot. In my state, we just conducted an election. We held a national election last year. Approximately two-thirds of eligible voters cast ballots in Indian elections. Approximately 700 million of the approximately 900 million voters cast ballots in the national elections. Votes are counted in a single day.
As an aside, since we began voting in the contemporary age, 20% more people vote now than they did decades ago, and no one questions the outcome after it is declared. My apologies, but I have to disagree with the first point, which is that democracy is under danger everywhere. We are, after all, living comfortably at the moment. Our vote is going great. We have hope for the future of our democracy, and democracy is really delivered for us,” he said.
According to Jaishankar, 800 million people in India get nutrition assistance in this democratic nation. He pointed out that democracy is functioning effectively in some places and poorly in others. He emphasized, nevertheless, that it shouldn’t be seen as a universal occurrence.
Munich, Germany, is hosting the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) from February 14–16. A unique forum for high-level discussions on the most important foreign and security policy issues of our day will be provided by the MSC 2025.
