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0 India is the world’s largest democracy and home to a great diversity of faiths, the US said on TuesdayWhile addressing reporters, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said, “India of course,
is the world’s largest democracy. It’s home to a great diversity of faiths. Our annual report on international religious freedom outlines some of the concerns we’ve taken note of when it comes to India. And we continue to carefully monitor the religious freedom situation in all countries and that includes India.”
We encourage and will continue to encourage the Indian government to hold its commitment to protecting religious freedom for all,” Price added.
We engage officials regularly on steps they can take to advance religious freedom. As the world’s two largest democracies, the United States and India, we’re also committed to an enduring project,” he said.
This statement came after the Biden administration released the name of countries that are designated under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a statement, said, “Finally, I am designating al-Shabab, Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Houthis, ISIS-Greater Sahara, ISIS-West Africa, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam Wal-Muslimin, the Taliban, and the Wagner Group based on its actions in the Central African Republic as Entities of Particular Concern.”
