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Boris Johnson questioned on Downing Street parties during trade visit; INDIA: Gandhinagar: Swaminarayan Akshardham temple: EXT Boris Johnson MP (Prime Minister) interview SOT Q: How tough are you going to be in your discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, bearing in mind that this is a country that hasn't fully comprehensively condemned Russia's behaviour in Ukraine and is getting a lot of criticism about civil rights, about attacks on minorities, particularly Muslims, are you going to take him apart on all of that? A: Well I've already taken it up with him, and I'll continue to do so. They haven't condemned the atrocities that took place in Bucha but India has a longstanding relationship with Russia that is different from ours. And I think we need to understand that. What we can do as the UK is work together to build an alliance of democracies against autocracies and tyranny everywhere. Q: Does that sometimes means turning a blind eye? A: No I'm going to, I'll continue to make the points to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that I have. But I think that the potential for friendship and partnership is between the UK and India is enormous. And the potential for investment and trade is enormous. And that's what I'm here to promote. /