India Rejects US Religious Freedom Report

India Rejects US Panel’s ‘Malicious’ Religious Freedom Report, Offers Advice

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the US report misrepresents facts about India and promotes a “motivated narrative.”

The Indian government has strongly dismissed the latest report by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), labeling the organization as biased and politically motivated.

The report from the US federal commission claimed a worsening situation regarding religious freedom in India, recommending that it be designated as a “Country of Particular Concern.”

Responding to media queries about the report, the Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, stated that the report misrepresents facts and advances a “motivated narrative” about India.

“Our views on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) are well known. It is a biased organization with a political agenda. It continues to misrepresent facts and peddles a motivated narrative about India,” Randhir Jaiswal said.

The MEA emphasized that the government rejects the “malicious” report. “This report only serves to discredit USCIRF further,” he added.

The spokesperson urged the commission to refrain from such “agenda-driven” efforts and advised that the USCIRF would benefit more by focusing on addressing human rights issues within the United States.

India has consistently criticized the USCIRF for its reports, accusing the commission of holding a biased stance on religious freedom in the country.

This is not the first time India has voiced opposition to a report by the US panel on religious freedom. The government has previously slammed the reports for “lacking a true understanding of India’s social dynamics” and claimed that the panel continuously publishes “anti-India propaganda.”

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