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US commission seeks targeted sanctions on Indian govt agencies over 'violation' of religious freedom

US-based non-profit organisation, Foundation of Indian and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) slammed the USCIRF for its biased report.

Orwellian doublethink: Why West has no moral right to lecture Qatar despite its jihadi connections

Qatar would have found itself among pariah nations by now, had it not been for the hypocrisy of the West that swears by democracy but is often found embracing some of the worst dictators and human rights abusers in world history

Dharma Files | USCIRF doesn’t care about non-missionary religions, is engaged in furthering Christian proselytisation

The discourse on religious freedom has been so completely dominated by the concept of religious freedom entertained by the missionary religions, that the position of the non-missionary religions has just not been taken into account

'Biased and inaccurate': India rejects US panel's report on religious freedom

Released in June, the report recommended the Biden administration to designate India, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan and 11 other nations as "countries of particular concern" in the context of religious freedom

In Your Face | USCIRF aims to demonise Sanatan Dharma and canonise Christianity and Islam

Conversion via faith in a religion is not an issue in India, but conversion through coercion, allurements and money is a big concern for the Indian government

US panel says India's religious freedom has 'significantly worsened'

The report pointed to a "culture of impunity for nationwide campaigns of threats and violence by mobs and vigilante groups" and arrests of journalists and human rights advocates

Before the USCIRF gets trigger-happy in condemning India's treatment of minority communities, it would do well to peek into its own hate-filled backyard

The Union government has done well to dismiss the conclusions of the USCIRF, given the track record of the United States in treating its own minorities

USCIRF names India among 14 'countries of particular concern', cites CAA and Delhi riots in annual report on religious freedom

In the 2020 edition of its annual report on International Religious Freedom, the USCIRF alleged that in 2019, the Government of India used its strengthened parliamentary majority to institute national-level policies violating religious freedom across the country, especially for Muslims

Harish Salve's arguments expose fault lines in 'unconstitutionality' of CAA; narrative against Act built on a mythical NRC

If we accept one positive discrimination conferred by the Indian Constitution on minorities based on religious classification, it is spurious to claim that allowing for a similar positive discrimination in favour of another identifiable group is unconstitutional

MEA terms criticism of communal clashes in Delhi by US commission on religious freedom 'factually inaccurate and misleading'

Kumar said law enforcement agencies are working on the ground in Delhi to prevent violence and ensure restoration of confidence and normalcy.