The United States has issued rare criticism of India in its 2023 International Religious Freedom report. The report, released by the US State Department, highlights concerns over growing anti-conversion laws, hate speech, and the demolition of homes and places of worship belonging to minority faiths in India. US Secretary of State flagged these issues, among others, in the report. The report also voiced alarm over rising bigotry worldwide against both Jews and Muslims. Additionally, the report criticizes Pakistan on similar grounds. In response, India's Ministry of External Affairs, represented by spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, rejected the report, calling it biased and lacking an understanding of India's social fabric. The Indian government further criticized the report as being driven by vote bank politics and a prescriptive approach.
#BREAKING: India criticizes US religious freedom report on India; calls it biased, prescriptive @AsianetNewsEN @MEAIndia https://t.co/4wSYKcfiHm
Breaking: India slams US International Religious Freedom report. Calls it biased, driven by vote bank politics. @MEAIndia @randhir_jk : https://t.co/Gd8A0C4CJS
India slams US's religious freedom report: 'Aims to advance preconceived narrative' https://t.co/v2AuyZXzH5
‘Deeply biased, lacks understanding of India’s social fabric’: MEA on US State dept’s religious freedom report https://t.co/bACxtJY6hJ
Watch : "We have noted the release by the US State Department of its report on international religious freedom for 2023. As in the past, the report is deeply biased, lacks understanding of India's social fabric, and is visibly driven by vote bank considerations and a prescriptive… https://t.co/rc7VeMxiFz
India reacts to US State department report on religious freedom in India MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal "The report is baised, lacks understanding of India's social fabric. " @thetribunechd @MEAIndia @IndianEmbassyUS @StateDept https://t.co/UoyfNuPkzm
On United States’ International Religious Freedom report that expresses concern over growing anti-conversion laws, hate speech, demolition of homes and places of worship of members of minority faiths India rejected the report and calls it as “biased”. @AsianetNewsEN @MEAIndia https://t.co/ru8FxVvOP9
#WATCH | On US State Department's 2023 religious freedom report on India, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, "We have noted the release by the US State Department of its report on international religious Freedom for 2023. As in the past, the report is deeply biased, lacks an… https://t.co/SvW6SUwft3
On United States’ International Religious Freedom report that expresses concern over growing anti-conversion laws, hate speech, demolition of homes and places of worship of members of minority faiths India rejected the report and called it as “biased”. @AsianetNewsEN @MEAIndia https://t.co/y6eWVrOCB9
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says the US State Department Report on #InternationalReligiousFreedom 2023 is biased and lacks an understanding of India's social fabric. @MEAIndia https://t.co/qG3bC7PojU
US criticizes both India, Pakistan in annual religious freedom report https://t.co/KcwX7gaYa5
🔴 US Secretary of State flags "anti-conversion laws" & "hate speech" in India 🔴 Releases US report on International Religious Freedom https://t.co/CWqEYl2EDz
The United States offered rare criticism of close partner India in a report published Wednesday on religious freedom, while also voicing alarm over rising bigotry worldwide against both Jews and Muslims. https://t.co/ln47pdM054
The United States offered rare criticism of close partner India in a report on religious freedom, while also voicing alarm over rising bigotry worldwide against both Jews and Muslims ⬇️ https://t.co/R0X60BNBv1
NEW: US issues rare criticism of India in religious freedom report https://t.co/EaO6TzwdCw