India criticizes 2024 religious freedom report from US agency

FILE - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, campaigns in Ghaziabad, India, April 6, 2024. A U.S. report this week on religious freedom advised the State Department to designate India as one of 17 Countries of Particular Concern.

India on Thursday condemned a U.S. report released this week on religious freedom, which advised the U.S. State Department to designate India and 16 others as Countries of Particular Concern.