India plays down US ambassador Garcetti’s swipe over PM Modi’s Russia trip

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the US ambassador was obviously entitled to his opinion and “we also have our own and different views”,NEW DELHI: India on Friday sought to play down US ambassador Eric Garcetti’s remarks critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia and New Delhi’s policy of strategic autonomy, saying the comprehensive ties between New Delhi and Washington give both sides the “space to agree to disagree”.