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( Uzra Zeya, U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights )

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ராய்டர் செய்தி நிறுவனம் அமெரிக்காவிலிருந்து
வெளியிட்டுள்ள ஆங்கில செய்திக் கட்டுரையொன்று கீழே –

அமெரிக்க குழுவினரின் இந்த இந்திய விஜயம், மற்றும் அவர்கள் -பொதுவெளியில் அதற்கான காரணங்களை வெளியிட்டிருப்பது தெரிந்தும், இந்திய அரசு இதனை அனுமதிப்பது ஏன் என்று புரியவில்லை.

அமெரிக்க அரசு அந்த அளவு அழுத்தம் தருகிறதா….? அனுமதி தர மறுக்க முடியாத நிலையிலா இருக்கிறது இந்தியா …???

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REUTERS News –

Senior US diplomat heads to India to discuss
free speech, minority rights

( https://www.reuters.com/world/senior-us-diplomat-heads-india-discuss-free-speech-minority-rights-2023-07-07/ )
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WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) –
A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to India
in the coming days and engage with its civil society
over free speech and marginalization of minorities,
after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent
U.S. visit when he denied that abuse of religious minorities existed in his country.

Uzra Zeya, U.S. under secretary of state
for democracy and human rights,
will also meet with Indian government officials
to discuss “global challenges, democracy,
regional stability, and cooperation on humanitarian relief,” the State Department said in a statement on Friday.

Zeya’s upcoming trip follows a June visit by Modi
to the United States, where President Joe Biden
rolled the red carpet for him even as activists
decried what they saw as a deterioration of
human rights in India under Modi’s watch.
Biden and Modi touted deals on defense and
commerce aimed at countering China’s global
influence.

Biden said he discussed human rights with Modi
but he did not publicly criticize Modi, his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or India’s government on the topic.

Zeya will also visit Bangladesh on her trip
from July 8 to July 14.

“In both countries, Under Secretary Zeya will engage
with civil society organizations on freedom of
expression and association, and inclusion of women
and girls, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable groups, including marginalized religious and ethnic minorities,” the State Department said.

During his U.S. visit, Modi denied that abuse of religious minorities existed in India, a claim that activists called a lie and said was contradicted by documentation from human rights advocates.

The State Department has raised occasional concern
over human rights in India but criticism of India
by the U.S. is not vocal due to close
economic ties between the countries and
New Delhi’s importance for Washington to counter
China, political analysts say.

In reports released this year on human rights
and religious freedom, the State Department raised concerns over treatment of Muslims, Hindu Dalits, Christians and other religious minorities in India
while also noting a crackdown on journalists and dissidents.

India has slid in the World Press Freedom Index
to 161st this year, its lowest point. India also
leads the list for the highest number of government-imposed internet shutdowns globally.

The U.N. human rights office described a 2019
citizenship law as “fundamentally discriminatory”
for excluding Muslim migrants. Critics have also
pointed to anti-conversion legislation that
challenged the constitutionally protected
right to freedom of belief and the revoking of
Muslim-majority Kashmir’s special status in 2019
as well.

There has also been demolition of properties
owned by Muslims in the name of removing illegal construction and a ban on wearing the hijab in
classrooms in Karnataka when the BJP was in power
in that state.

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