MEA trashes an US report which alleged 'increasing abuses' against religious minorities in IndiaIndia's Ministry of External Affairs rejects a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, which recommends labeling In...
03 Oct, 2024, 05.46 PM IST
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...
18 May, 2024, 11.02 AM IST
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...
03 May, 2024, 08.14 AM IST
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...
02 May, 2024, 08.44 PM IST
US religious freedom watchdog 'implores' Biden administration to designate IndiaThe US religious watchdog urges India's designation as a religious freedom concern due to alleged targeting of minorities overseas. Recent ...
16 Dec, 2023, 07.15 AM IST
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 ...
02 May, 2023, 10.14 PM IST
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"...
02 May, 2023, 09.45 PM IST
'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...
24 Nov, 2022, 06.59 PM IST
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...
02 Jul, 2022, 06.39 PM IST
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...
25 Apr, 2022, 11.52 PM IST
USCIRF members express concern over CAA; say it could result in 'disenfranchisement' of MuslimsMembers of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) along with an invited panel of experts convened a hearing mainly f...
05 Mar, 2020, 02.54 PM IST
India reacts sharply to US report on religious freedomSwarup said government does not see locus standi of a foreign entity to pronounce on the state of Indian citizens' constitutionally protect...
03 May, 2016, 03.50 PM IST
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...
03 May, 2016, 04.14 AM IST
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...
02 May, 2016, 02.01 AM IST
‘US body can’t judge India freedom’The USCIRF said its 3-member delegation that wanted to visit India to discuss and assess religious freedom conditions was denied visas.
05 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
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.
07 Feb, 2015, 10.36 AM IST
- US body puts India under 'Watch List' on religious freedom
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has placed India on its "Watch List" for New Delhi's largely inadequate respo...
13 Aug, 2009, 11.57 AM IST