The Biden administration is deeply committed to promoting and protecting universal respect for the right to freedom of religion and has engaged many countries, including India, on the importance of equal treatment for members of all religious communities, a senior US official has said. \u201cWe have engaged many countries, including India, on the importance of equal treatment for members of all religious communities,\u201d State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference on Monday.<\/p>\n
Miller was responding to a question on a New York Times story titled \u201cStrangers in Their Own Land: Being Muslim in Modi\u2019s India\u201d which alleges that the world\u2019s largest Muslim community in India is raising their families and children with fear and uncertainty. \u201cHave you engaged with the Indian officials in these issues?\u201d Miller was asked. \u201cI won\u2019t speak to private diplomatic conversations but we are deeply committed to promoting and protecting universal respect for the right to freedom of religion or belief all around the world,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n
The article published over the weekend alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had \u201cchipped away at the secular framework and robust democracy\u201d since taking office. India in the past has trashed such allegations as based on \u201cmisinformation and flawed understanding\u201d of the country. Prime Minister Modi has also asserted that he has never uttered a word against minorities, and the BJP has \u201cnot just today but never\u201d acted against them. He, however, made it clear that he is not ready to accept anyone as \u201cspecial citizens.\u201d The comments in an interview to PTI Videos on Sunday are Modi\u2019s most unequivocal on minorities amid an outcry from the opposition that his election speeches are communally divisive and polarising.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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