Topic: USCIRF
US is India’s enemy when it calls out treatment of minorities, friend when Trump hugs Modi
Recently, USCIRF slammed India for violence by non-state actors committed against religious minorities, designating it as a 'Country of Particular Concern'.
India rejects USCIRF report on religious freedom, minorities, calls it ‘biased and tendentious’
The USCIRF recommended that India and 14 other nations, where religious minorities are under increasing assault, be designated as "countries of particular concern".
CAA, NRC could render huge numbers of Indian Muslims stateless, says Ashutosh Varshney
At USCIRF hearings, Brown University professor Ashutosh Varshney said the implications of CAA are horrendous and put Indian Muslims in danger of being oppressed.
‘Inaccurate, misleading’: India says US panel’s comments aimed at politicising Delhi riots
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) had issued a strong statement condemning the communal riots in parts of Delhi.
‘US commission has no locus standi’ — India says criticism of citizenship bill unwarranted
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar says citizenship bill should be welcomed and not criticised by those “genuinely committed to religious freedom".
Religious freedom in India under attack in Modi era, says US govt body
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom says Modi govt is 'encouraging' mob violence against minorities.
In Pakistan, a state of fear among children—inspectors enter schools to ensure Quran reading
Magistrates accompanied by rifle-bearing policemen are interrogating 12-year-olds. Their teachers are asked to stand silently in the corner.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.