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India slams US panel's report on religious freedom, MEA calls USCIRF 'an entity of concern'
World | Mar 26, 2025, 05:44 PM ISTIndia slammed the USCIRF's report on religious freedom, as Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "Such efforts to undermine India’s standing as a beacon of democracy and tolerance will not succeed."
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WATCH: US reacts to Pakistani journalist's questions on JK polls, USCIRF report on religious freedom
World | Oct 09, 2024, 01:05 PM ISTDuring a press conference in Washington, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller addressed a question from a Pakistani journalist, emphasing that "free and fair elections are the cornerstone of a thriving democracy."
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'Biased, motivated narrative': India rejects US report on 'violations' of religious freedom
World | Oct 03, 2024, 06:37 PM ISTThe USCIRF report recommended the US government to designate India as a "Country of Particular Concern" over "systematic, ongoing and egregious violations" of religious freedom. India has previously refuted similar reports by the organisation, accusing it of being "biased".
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'Propaganda against India': MEA on US report which alleges BJP of imposing discriminatory policies
World | May 02, 2024, 06:08 PM ISTThe statement came a day after the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) alleged that last year, the Indian government failed to address communal violence disproportionately affecting Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, Jews, and Adivasis (indigenous peoples).
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US Commission to hold hearing on religious freedom in India despite New Delhi rejects biased report
World | Sep 15, 2023, 11:45 AM ISTThe USCIRF report alleged that the Indian government has enacted and enforced discriminatory policies targeting religious minorities, including anti-conversion laws, cow slaughter laws, and legislation granting citizenship preferences based on religion.
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USCIRF criticism of religious segregation at Gujarat hospital based on 'misguided' report: MEA
India | Apr 16, 2020, 10:37 AM ISTThe US Commission expressed concerns over the way India is fighting the coronavirus pandemic following a media report that a government-run hospital in Ahmedabad segregated the infected patients on the basis of their religions.
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Comments by USCIRF, others on Delhi violence attempt to politicise issue: MEA
India | Feb 27, 2020, 01:53 PM ISTIndia on Thursday described the comments by a US commission on religious freedom and by "few individuals" over violence in the national capital as "factually inaccurate, misleading" and an attempt to politicise the issue.
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Assam NRC: 1.9 million residents may soon be deemed stateless, says USCIRF
India | Nov 20, 2019, 08:42 AM ISTIn its 2019 Annual Report, the USCIRF classified India as a “Tier 2” country for engaging in or tolerating religious freedom violations that meet at least one of the elements of the “systematic, ongoing, egregious” standard for designation as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, under the International Religious Freedom Act.
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Pakistan represents world's worst situation for religious freedom: US
World | Sep 20, 2014, 09:28 AM ISTWashington: Expressing concern over the deteriorating religious freedom in Pakistan, including attacks on minorities like Hindus and Christians, an independent, bipartisan US government commission has told lawmakers that Pakistan represents the worst situation in the