India Dismisses USCIRF Call For Sanctions On RSS
· India · Hindustan Times, Zee News
The Ministry of External Affairs has dismissed the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom as biased after the body called for sanctions against members of the RSS. MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated during a press conference in New Delhi that the agency has a history of making inflammatory remarks against India and lacks credibility. The remarks followed a public statement by USCIRF chairman Asif Mahmood criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's association with the RSS and opposing an upcoming US visit by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. Created in 1998, the US government commission monitors freedom of religion abroad and makes policy recommendations to the executive and legislative branches. The report does not specify whether diplomatic channels have lodged formal protests regarding the visit.
Why it matters
The public rebuttal highlights ongoing diplomatic friction between New Delhi and Washington over international religious freedom monitoring and foreign policy criticisms.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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