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USCIRF names India among 'countries of particular concern'; MEA pans report

USCIRF alleges that in 2019, religious freedom conditions in India experienced a drastic turn downward, with religious minorities under increasing assault

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religious freedom | Religious minorities | Ministry of External Affairs

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indian muslims, CAA, NRC
In its report, the US body alleged that in 2019, India used its parliamentary majority to institute national-level policies violating religious freedom, especially Muslims

The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Tuesday asked the State Department to put 14 nations, including India, under "countries of particular concern" for "increasing assault on religious minorities".

India rejected the observations in a statement, terming them as "biased and tendentious".

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First Published: Wed, April 29 2020. 08:59 IST

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