Religious Freedom Report: State Department Response to US Religious Freedom Report on India

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India on Tuesday rejected the allegations made in the US State Department’s 2022 report on international religious freedom. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Aridham Bagchi said, ‘We have released the US State Department’s 2022 report on international religious freedom. Unfortunately, this report is still based on incorrect information.

Governments in many countries, including Saudi Arabia, are openly targeting members of religious communities, a senior US official said on Monday. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Bagchi said biased comments by some US officials only served to discredit these reports. “We value our partnership with the United States and will continue to engage openly on issues of concern to us.

The US State Department has released its annual report on international religious freedom. which documents the state of religious freedom in countries around the world. Rashad Hussain, special envoy of the International Religious Freedom Office, said at a press conference in Washington after the release of the report by US Secretary of State Anthony Blicken. “Many governments continue to target members of religious communities within their borders.