International
India Rejects USCIRF Call for RSS Sanctions, Citing Bias
The Times of India2h
THE BRIEF
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The Indian government officially rejected a call from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) to impose sanctions on the RSS on August 22, 2026.
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New Delhi dismissed the commission's report as biased and lacking credibility, stating that the body has a persistent agenda against India's internal affairs.
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The rejection comes ahead of a planned centenary-year outreach visit by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to the US, Canada, and the UK, which the USCIRF had sought to restrict.