Top US diplomat on religious freedom to visit India

WASHINGTON: A top US diplomat on international religious freedom will visit India next week to meet representatives of majority and minority religions, civil society members as well as government officials, the State Department has said.

Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom David Saperstein will visit New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai during his ten-day visit starting from tomorrow.

"Ambassador Saperstein will visit New Delhi, Bangalore, and Mumbai, India and Dhaka, Bangladesh," the State Department said.


Saperstein will discuss religious freedom with government officials, civil society representatives, and a range of leaders representing both majority and minority religious communities, it said yesterday.