USCIRF criticizes India's religious freedom, recommends sanctions; India calls report "biased."

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) criticized India's religious freedom record, recommending that the US impose sanctions and designate India as a "country of particular concern." The Indian government rejected the USCIRF's report as biased, calling it an "entity of concern." The report highlighted increasing attacks and discrimination against religious minorities in India, particularly after the 2024 elections, and alleged involvement of India's spy agency, RAW, in assassination plots against Sikh separatists.