‘Biased, no credibility’: MEA hits back at US body over call for RSS sanctionsIndia's External Affairs Ministry criticized the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. The ministry called the US body biased a...
India's forgotten gourmet produce: Tellicherry pepper, Lakadong turmeric, and Kashmiri morelsAncient traders sought Indian black peppercorns, which were once more valuable than gold. Today, Tellicherry peppers and Lakadong turmeric ...
India rejects USCIRF call for RSS sanctions, calls organization biasedIndia has rejected remarks by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. The External Affairs Ministry spokesperson called the o...
US religious freedom body seeks sanctions against RSS, no high-level meetings with its leadersA US advisory body urged sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Officials asked the US government to avoid high-level meetings ...
US lawmaker urges review of arms sales to India at Capitol briefingUS lawmakers and experts urged a review of arms sales to India. They cited concerns over alleged transnational repression impacting nationa...
USCIRF reports biased: MEA in Rajya SabhaKirti Vardhan Singh said that the US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an organisation with a political agenda and...
Hindus not represented in USCIRF, says Indian diaspora bodyThe head of a top Indian diaspora think-tank criticizes the US Commission on International Religious Freedom for lacking diversity and prod...
USCIRF report based on omission & commission of facts: Indian diaspora bodyA think-tank representing the Indian diaspora has criticized the USCIRF's report, calling it biased and based on incomplete facts. The repo...
India blasts USCIRF, describes it as biased entity with political agendaIndia criticizes USCIRF for biased propaganda in its annual report. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal condemns USCI...
India trashes USCIRF report, calls it misrepresentation of factsIn its India section of the latest report, the USCIRF alleged that in 2022, religious freedom conditions in India continued to worsen. The ...
US commission seeks sanctions on Indian agencies over 'violation' of religious freedomIn its annual report on religious freedom, the USCIRF asked the US State Department to designate India as a "country of particular concern"...
'Biased and inaccurate': India slams USCIRF's latest observationsAsked about the report at a media briefing here, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We consider these biased a...
India slams USCIRF for 'misrepresenting' factsThe strong reaction from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came a day after the USCIRF alleged "repression" of critical voices, especi...
USCIRF recommends to designate India, 14 others as 'Country of Particular Concern'India has in the past said that the American body on international religious freedom has chosen to be guided only by its biases on a matter...
Intolerance in India rose in 2015, says USCIRFThe USCIRF suggested that the Indian government publicly rebuke officials and religious leaders that make derogatory statements about relig...
USCIRF member allowed entry at Dharamsala to attend conferenceA senior USCIRF representative was allowed to attend the conference, Even as the Modi government has cancelled the visa of senior Uyghur le...
US body lauds President Barack Obama for his religious freedom remarks in IndiaUSCIRF said religious freedom is a challenge that India must and can address, given its diversity and long history of democratic values.