US EditionIndia Dismisses USCIRF's Religious Freedom Critique
USCIRF links worsening religious freedom in India to anti-conversion laws, detentions, and vigilante violence, urging sanctions on RSS and R&AW while recommending CPC designation.
- On Monday, India rejected the 2026 Annual Report from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom , which recommended 'targeted sanctions' on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Research and Analysis Wing .
- The USCIRF alleged that religious freedom conditions in India deteriorated in 2025, citing the introduction of anti-conversion laws with harsher prison sentences and tolerated vigilante attacks against religious minority communities.
- USCIRF recommended designating India as a 'Country of Particular Concern' and proposed linking future US security assistance and bilateral trade policies to improvements in New Delhi's record on religious freedom.
- Jaiswal dismissed the report as a 'distorted and selective picture,' urging USCIRF to instead address 'disturbing incidents of vandalism and attacks on Hindu temples in the US.'
- The commission urged Congress to pass the Transnational Repression Reporting Act, requiring annual reporting of alleged government acts targeting religious minorities in the United States.
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India Dismisses USCIRF's Religious Freedom Critique
India Dismisses USCIRF's Religious Freedom Critique India has emphatically dismissed a report from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that criticizes the nation for alleged violations of religious freedom, calling for Washington to condition its security assistance and trade on improvements in this area. The report suggests 'targeted sanctions' against organizations like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Re…
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Responding to media queries, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the government “categorically rejects” the report and its characterisation of India. He said the commission has repeatedly presented a “distorted and selective picture” of the country.
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