Religious freedom in India ‘significantly worsened’: US panel
For third straight year, US commission recommends adding India to religious freedom blacklist over alleged abuses.

Hindu devotees take part in a religious procession to celebrate the Ram Navami festival in Hyderabad, India, April 10, 2022 [File: Mahesh Kumar A/AP Photo]
Published On 25 Apr 2022
25 Apr 2022
The state of religious freedom in India “significantly worsened” last year, a United States panel has said, calling for targeted sanctions against the country over alleged abuses.

In its annual report released on Monday, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the State Department for the third straight year to place India on the US list of “countries of particular concern”.

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The independent bipartisan panel accused India of “engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom”.

The USCIRF puts forward recommendations and documents alleged abuses, but the State Department ultimately makes the decision on the religious freedom blacklist.

“During the year, the Indian government escalated its promotion and enforcement of policies—including those promoting a Hindu-nationalist agenda—that negatively affect Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, and other religious minorities,” the report (PDF) said.


“The government continued to systemize its ideological vision of a Hindu state at both the national and state levels through the use of both existing and new laws and structural changes hostile to the country’s religious minorities.”

India has previously rejected the commission’s recommendation to blacklist the country over alleged violations of religious freedom, calling its findings “biased”.

Monday’s report comes as US officials say they are seeking “maximum alignment” with India over Russia policy and the war in Ukraine. Washington has also been strengthening ties with New Delhi amid growing competition with China.

US President Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month and the two leaders are set to meet in Tokyo next month as part of a summit for the leaders of the Asia-Pacific “Quad” alliance, which also includes Japan and Australia.

Still, the USCIRF on Monday accused India of repressing human rights defenders from religious minorities.

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The commission hit out against the Indian government over a citizenship law that fast-tracks naturalisation for non-Muslims, calling it “discriminatory”, while also slamming anti-religious conversion laws that it said target interfaith marriages in some states.


“Government action, including the continued enforcement of anti-conversion laws against non-Hindus, has created a culture of impunity for nationwide campaigns of threats and violence by mobs and vigilante groups, including against Muslims and Christians accused of conversion activities,” the report reads.

India’s Muslim minority has been facing mob violence and attacks by right-wing Hindu groups.

Separately, the USCIRF called for designating Afghanistan as a “country of particular concern” (CPC) after the Taliban takeover.

The current US State Department religious freedom blacklist consists of China, Eritrea, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

“USCIRF typically recommends more countries be designated as CPCs than the State Department will designate,” Nadine Maenza, the commission’s chair, told Al Jazeera last


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Russia's aims when it started it's military operations two months ago have been pretty much realised. Yet the western editorial board still wants those civilians, NATO and US commanders and Ukraine soldiers surrounded and trapped in Azovstal, to hold out until they starve to death. Very humane.....


Now At no point has there been any doubt whatsoever that Putin's stated aims would be met. The hegemonic western media has been desperately leading the public on a wild ride filled with utter fantasy and wishful thinking from day one. Was there any international law during the US/ nato destructions in Afghanistan Iraq ( day 1 in 2003 more bombs than russia used 1 month against Ucraine 2022) Yugoslavia Libya Syria...? Just to name a few...( USA in indochina from 64 to 75: VietNam Laos( more bombs than total WW2 ) Cambodia. These countries destroyed totally).....



....... Like the editorial report below rightly say putin may win the war it not about may from my own point of view rather it about will................

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We told you ahead of time that USA will target any nation that won't participate in it evil sanctions.


Now they want to claim India has no religious freedom.

US government and it foreign policies are all evil...

I have never heard that India had any form of conflict, religious or political, despite their significant moslem population and her large population.
Except little aggression with their neighbours, Pakistan and China.
I think USA won't succeed in their usual dirty game in India.
They did it in Libya, tried it in Syria but was stopped by Russia when they want to depose the government of Al Asad.

Biden is not being wise. You can't have India and China as enemies and hope to remain a world power for long.

Upworkwriter007:
Biden is not being wise. You can't have India and China as enemies and hope to remain a world power for long.

actually,those 2 countries amount to half of the world population,also by making energy in India they're indirectly submitting India to Russia and china

USA with their evil � characters all the wold�.

Na now India don enter one chance in the hands of the US.If The US starts framing up a country, e don red that country.

As usual, the US always bulling countries that didn't fall in line.

OBAGADAFFI:
As usual, the US always bulling countries that didn't fall in line.

Exactly. Which is why we must stop their evil hegemony.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGtvqYpfouw

Russia Offers $35 Discount on Oil to India

India government have over 1B citizens that need cheap oil and gas then coal.
India is looking at the way to get pipelines from Russia to India via Pakistan, because Pakistan want Russia oil to come to them through pipelines.

Slovakia asks the Europe for about €62 Milion compensation for S-300 anti aircraft system donate to Ukraine. - Defense Ministry spokeswoman M. Koval.

[quote author=seunny4lif post=112290393]Slovakia asks the Europe for about €62 Milion compensation for S-300 anti aircraft system donate to Ukraine. - Defense Ministry spokeswoman M. Koval.[/quote
What a pity so they can't do give away for those they claim to defend.

seunny4lif:
Slovakia asks the Europe for about €62 Milion compensation for S-300 anti aircraft system donate to Ukraine. - Defense Ministry spokeswoman M. Koval.

What a pity so they can't do give away for those they claim to defend.

Kingsnairaland:
What a pity so they can't do give away for those they claim to defend.

Give away ke
Same countries that depends on France and Germany