A Quote by Ben Rhodes

In China, you just don't have the space for civil society and independent discourse and free media that you do in India. That's why India's success is so important as the world's largest democracy.

Ben Rhodes

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Ben Rhodes
American - Public Servant
Born: November 14, 1977

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