Report by US Commission on International Religious Freedom comes at a time when External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is on a diplomatic trip to US & barely 2 weeks after Modi’s visit.
During a press briefing, Russian spokesperson Maria Zakharova said US did not understand ‘national mindset and historical context of development of the Indian state’.
The US panel said policies like anti-conversion laws create a 'culture of impunity' for harassment and violence towards religious minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians.
Recently, USCIRF slammed India for violence by non-state actors committed against religious minorities, designating it as a 'Country of Particular Concern'.
At USCIRF hearings, Brown University professor Ashutosh Varshney said the implications of CAA are horrendous and put Indian Muslims in danger of being oppressed.
Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
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