Mumbai/IBNS, Oct. 21 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has declined to comment on the recent protests by opposition parties and students in India, describing them as a domestic political matter that New Delhi must resolve on its own.

Responding to questions about the demonstrations, Rubio said Washington would not interfere in India's internal politics, stressing that protests and differences of opinion were part of a democratic system.

He added that peaceful demonstrations reflected the existence of political discourse and the freedom to express differing opinions.

Rubio also made a sarcastic remark when asked about the United Nations' criticism of the Indian authorities' handling of protests organised by the Cockroach Janta Party ...