New Delhi, April 26 -- India on Thursday described a US State Department report citing alleged incidents of human rights violations including in Manipur as "deeply biased" and said it reflects a poor understanding of India and it attach no value to it.

This reaction by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)came in response to the annual report of the State Department which highlighted instances of human rights abuses in Manipur following the outbreak of ethnic conflict.

"This report is deeply biased and reflects a poor understanding of India," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

"We attach no value to it and urge you to do the same," he said at his weekly media briefing. The report also mentioned the raids by Indian tax authorities on the...