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Washington : The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the US government to impose targeted sanctions against members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and refrain from holding high-level meetings with its leaders.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, ahead of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat\u2019s scheduled visit to the United States for the \u2018Universal Oneness Celebrations\u2019 organized by the American the Hindus for Engagement and Dialogue (AHEAD) in New York on August 29, the US advisory body on religious freedom urged the Trump administration to deny RSS leaders diplomatic courtesies or high-level meetings.<\/p>\n
USCIRF chair Asif Mahmood said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a member of the RSS, an umbrella organization whose affiliated groups have perpetrated attacks on religious minorities in India. He said the RSS and organizations associated with it have contributed to attacks and discrimination against religious minorities, including Muslims and Christians.<\/p>\n
USCIRF Commissioner Gene Mills said, \u201cRSS leaders, even when affiliated with the Indian gov\u2019t, should not be honored with high-level meetings or diplomatic courtesies instead the US should focus on imposing sanctions on RSS members found responsible for religious-freedom violations.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a series of posts on X, USCIRF shared the remarks by Mahmood and Mills.<\/p>\n
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat\u2019s tour is expected to cover the US, Canada and the UK from August 25.<\/p>\n
The latest criticism follows USCIRF\u2019s 2026 annual report, released in March, which criticized India for violations of religious freedom and recommended that the US designate India as a \u201cCountry of Particular Concern\u201d. The report also recommended targeted sanctions against entities including the RSS and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), including asset freezes and entry restrictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Washington : The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called on the US government to impose targeted sanctions against members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and refrain from holding high-level meetings with its leaders. According to Kashmir Media Service, ahead of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat\u2019s scheduled visit to the United States for …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":208414,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-208413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-world"],"yoast_head":"\n