India Hits Back At U.S. Over Sharjeel Imam: Envoy Kwatra Calls USCIRF ‘Partisan’ | News18

A fresh diplomatic exchange has erupted between India and the United States after the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) described jailed activist Sharjeel Imam as a person detained for his religious freedom advocacy.India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, strongly rejected the commission’s assessment. In a post on X, Kwatra said USCIRF had “no locus standi” to...