U.S. releases scathing report on religious freedom in India: The State Department report comes one month ahead of Indian PM Narendra Modi's first official state visit to Washington
reporters that the report includes “the rise of very troubling trends.” Among its key findings, the report calls out several countries including India, China, Russia, and Iran for violations of explicitly targeting members from certain faith communities. Although Blinken did not specifically mention India in his speech, a detailed section of the report—as well as a background briefing that followed— highlighted the continual targeted attacks against religious minorities in India.
At Monday’s press briefing, a senior State Department official told reporters how the report outlines “continued, targeted attacks against religious communities” that promote “dehumanizing rhetoric” and “hate-fueled violence.” The official mentioned the international community’s response to the situation in India, including from the U.S. Holocaust museum and several human rights organizations.
Muslim activists along with a member from Hindu organization Ramakrishna Mission, left, take part in a unity rally to promote communal harmony in Kolkata on June 14, 2022.to “rising attacks on people and places of worship” in India. The remarks led to a furious response from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, which accused Washington of practicing “vote bank politics” in “international relations.
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