Dhaka, March 28 -- A US government advisory panel has raised concerns over the declining state of religious freedom in India, highlighting increased attacks and discrimination against religious minorities.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its annual report on Tuesday, recommending that the Biden administration designate India as a "country of particular concern" and impose sanctions on the country's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), for its alleged involvement in assassination plots targeting Sikh separatists abroad.

The report accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of promoting an environment of hate speech and d...