India’s Government has rejected a US State Department report which shows religious intolerance and violence against minorities have spiked since right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014.
The annual report on international religious freedom says Hindu groups used "violence, intimidation, and harassment" against Muslims and low-caste Dalits in 2017 to force a religion-based national identity.
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar says the Indian constitution guarantees fundamental rights to all citizens, and foreign governments had no right to comment on the state of the country’s citizens.