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Oslo: The Islamic Cultural Centre in Norway has criticized the Norwegian government\u2019s decision to confer the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it \u201ca dark day for Norway\u2019s human rights profile.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, the criticism was published in an article titled \u201cICC Responds to Modi Award: A Dark Day for Norway\u2019s Human Rights Profile\u201d in Norwegian newspaper Utrop on 6 July 2026.<\/p>\n
The Centre argued that honouring Modi sends the wrong message and suggests that political and economic interests are being prioritized over human rights.<\/p>\n
Citing research by the V-Dem Institute that classifies India as an \u201celectoral autocracy,\u201d the organization pointed to democratic backsliding and the growing influence of Hindu nationalist ideology within the Indian state.<\/p>\n
It also highlighted reports by international rights groups documenting increased discrimination and pressure against religious minorities, journalists, academics, and civil society members in India and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n
Mr. Zamran of the Centre clarified that the criticism was directed at the Indian government\u2019s human rights record, not at India or its people. He said Norway should have raised these concerns openly instead of giving a prestigious state award to the Indian Prime Minister.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Oslo: The Islamic Cultural Centre in Norway has criticized the Norwegian government\u2019s decision to confer the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it \u201ca dark day for Norway\u2019s human rights profile.\u201d According to Kashmir Media Service, the criticism was published in an article titled \u201cICC …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":205219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"yoast_head":"\n