Human rights in India

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the fourth U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue at the State Department in Washington, Monday, April 11, 2022. (AP)

US monitoring rise in rights abuses in India, Blinken says

  • Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently banned wearing the hijab in classrooms in Karnataka state
  • Modi’s critics say his Hindu nationalist ruling party has fostered religious polarization since coming to power in 2014
By Reuters ·