Religious Freedom  

The US State Department has not given its nod to include India in the list of Countries of Particular Concern (CPC)

India has made it clear that it will not be granting visas to members of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom as they sought a visit to the country with issues related to India’s religious freedom
 

India has slammed US government's body United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for its "biased and tendentious" comments against India in relation to religious freedom

In what comes as riveting, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo condemned Pakistan for not protecting the religious freedom of its minorities. 

Pakistan’s education minister Shafqat Mahmood at the UNESCO meet criticised the Ayodhya verdict in India and said that it was contrary to the values of religious freedom. Just like the Kashmir issue, this too has rightly got no traction. Watch SimplifiedBy with Vicky Nanjappa, Pratiba Raman on MyNation.

Pakistan’s education minister Shafqat Mahmood at the UNESCO meet criticised the Ayodhya verdict in India and said that it was contrary to the values of religious freedom. Just like the Kashmir issue, this too has rightly got no traction.

India is the birthplace of four major world religions. Let's stand up together for religious freedom for all, let's speak out strongly together in favour of those rights, said US Secretary of State Pompeo.

 

Mike Pence announced the launch of an International Religious Freedom Fund, which would be used to support those who fight for religious freedom. More than 80 foreign delegations and religious leaders attended the event. There was no participation from India