External Affairs Ministry today categorically rejected the motivated and biased characterisation of India in the latest report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. In response to media queries regarding the report, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said USCIRF has persisted in presenting a distorted and selective picture of India, relying on questionable sources and ideological narratives rather than objective facts. He stressed that such repeated misrepresentations only undermine the credibility of the Commission itself.

 

Mr Jaiswal said that instead of persisting with selective criticism of India, USCIRF should reflect on the disturbing incidents of vandalism and attacks on Hindu temples in the US, the selective targeting of India, and the growing intolerance and intimidation of members of the Indian diaspora.