Tag: Religious Freedom

Indian Minorities Hold Most Extensive Rights in the World

A comparative factsheet on constitutional guarantees, statutory protections and welfare provisioning for religious minorities in India, the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, assessed on four measures: constitutional entitlement enforceable as a fundamental right, institutional autonomy in education, preservation of community personal law, and dedicated state machinery for affirmative action and welfare. Indian Minorities … Continue reading Indian Minorities Hold Most Extensive Rights in the World →

Explainer: Why India’s FCRA Amendment Is Financial Oversight, Not Religious Persecution

US Congressman Riley Moore says India's FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 is a takeover of churches and a clear attack on Christians. It is neither. The Bill seizes no church and touches no place of worship; it manages foreign-funded assets only after an organization has already lost its license for misuse, and it names no faith … Continue reading Explainer: Why India’s FCRA Amendment Is Financial Oversight, Not Religious Persecution →

Pakistan’s Vanishing Minorities: Maria Shahbaz Case

Rohan Giri In March 2026, a court in Pakistan closed the file on a thirteen-year-old girl from Lahore and, in doing so, opened a much older wound that the country has never quite managed to heal. Maria Shahbaz, a Christian by birth, had been abducted, coerced into converting to Islam, and married off to the … Continue reading Pakistan’s Vanishing Minorities: Maria Shahbaz Case →

Unimplemented Bangladesh Guarantees

Ram Statue Row, unsettling minority question point to decay in societal plurality ideals with radicals holding the sway! Diganta Chakraborty History often throws up some unsettling questions. Partition of Bengal in 1947 was one such moment. A land enriched by freedom fighter Masterda Surya Sen, spiritual leader Dr. Mahanambrata Brahmachari and ancestors of Rabindranath Tagore … Continue reading Unimplemented Bangladesh Guarantees →

Why Spew Venom Against RSS & Hindus?

Self-styled Christian lobbyists’ campaign against Hindus outreach in US & Europe has not worked even with scaremongering and demonization tactics. Aniket Pingley There is a genre of writing immune to journalistic standards in gathering evidence, retaining balance and complete disclosure. It is the opinion piece. In its honest form, it declares a position and argues … Continue reading Why Spew Venom Against RSS & Hindus? →

USCIRF 2025: Distorting India’s Reality

The USCIRF time and again spins a one-sided tale cherry-picking facts, sidelining India’s constitutional pluralism, and pushing a loaded narrative that fits their playbook more than ground realities. Pummy M. Pandita The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom's (USCIRF) 2025 India report has once again revealed the commission's fundamentally flawed methodology, dependence on biased data … Continue reading USCIRF 2025: Distorting India’s Reality →

Biden’s Summit for Democracy and Human Rights around the World

Prachi Mishra / New Delhi The United States of America under the leadership of President Biden launched the first Summit for Democracy, held virtually on 9th and 10th of December 2021. This Summit lays the foundation for deliberation and discussion on the preservation of democracy and human rights in the coming decade. Source - REUTERS/Leah … Continue reading Biden’s Summit for Democracy and Human Rights around the World →