Washington DC, Nov. 19 -- Months after India slammed USCIRF's "persistent attempts to misrepresent isolated incidents and cast aspersions on the country's vibrant multicultural society", the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has come out with a report, which alleges that India's "political system facilitates a climate of discrimination toward religious minority communities" despite offering some constitutional protections for freedom of religion or belief (FoRB).

The Ministry of External Affairs had, in March this year, responded to media queries concerning the USCIRF Annual Report and said it contains biased and politically motivated assessments.

"We have seen the recently released 2025 Annual Report of the U.S. Commissi...