John Sifton: “The message needs to be clear back to their government that it is not a slam dunk.”

I think it's good to pivot here to talk about how the U.S. can voice its displeasure with this situation.

What is the biggest threat to the entity of India? Compassion's work, the Lawyers Collective's work, or Kentucky Fried Chicken?

Unfortunately, if the U.S. is not going to be in Geneva to do that, it'll fall to other countries, and that is a terrible indictment of this administration's commitment to promoting human rights.

CPC designation, generally, needs to be overhauled. I have great respect for the current Ambassador, but the fact of the matter is when countries like Vietnam and India are not on the list, it creates huge questions about the criteria that…