This post is triggered by a story in today's The Hindu: Allow us to visit India: U.S. panel on religious freedom BY: NARAYAN LAKSHMAN WASHINGTON, March 14, 2015 The report starts with a very catchy & popular 'tagline': “Not all questions have been fully answered about Gujarat events: Katrina Lantos-Swett” The story goes on to say: “ Under her leadership and Congressional mandate, the USCIRF continues to produce an annual report on the state of religious freedom worldwide, which in years past had designated India as a “Tier II” or “watch-list” country.” And Further, (emphasis is mine): “ She also addressed the question of what the U.S. administration’s view on the role of Mr. Modi in improving religious tolerance in India was, and whether Washington’s view had changed on the allegations linking Mr. Modi to the 2002 anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat.” Read again, “allegations linking Mr. Modi to the 2002 anti-Muslim pogrom in Gujarat”. This wh...
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