Standing in New Delhi, the Foreign Minister was pressed on allegations of human rights abuses levelled at the Indian Prime Minister.
The documentary revealed a UK government report linking Narendra Modi to a mass slaughter of Muslims.Foreign Minister Penny Wong has described allegations of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role in a mass killing two decades ago as "a matter for the Indian justice system".
The Indian government used emergency powers to ban the first episode, centring on Gujarat, a spokesperson criticising what he described as the BBC's "bias, lack of objectivity and continuing colonial mindset".
"That's a matter for the Indian legal system ... Australia and India are close friends. We are comprehensive strategic partners. As you would anticipate, we will engage on human rights regularly, and we do," she said.
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