NEW DELHI — India on Sunday rejected a U.S. State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks on the country’s minority Muslims. Preparing for a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday, India’s foreign ministry issued a stiff rejoinder to the U.S. criticism. Kumar said India’s constitution guarantees fundamental rights and religious freedom of all citizens, including its minority communities. The U.S. State Department report examined attacks on minorities during 2018. “Mob attacks by violent extremist Hindu groups against minority communities, especially Muslims, continued throughout the year amid rumors that victims had traded or killed cows for beef,” the report said.

Source: National Post June 23, 2019 07:52 UTC