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India on Wednesday has slammed the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for its “biased and politically motivated” report, which it said “casts aspersions on India’s vibrant multicultural society” and is reflective of “a deliberate agenda”.

In a strongly worded statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has been persistently misrepresenting India’s image.

The USCIRF, in its latest report recommends that India be designated as a Country of Particular Concern, “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”.

Randhir Jaiswal said that rather it is the USCIRF “that should be designated as an entity of concern”.

The statement said the USCIRF in its 2025 report “once again continues its pattern of issuing biased and politically motivated assessments”.

“The USCIRF’s persistent attempts to misrepresent isolated incidents and cast aspersions on India’s vibrant multicultural society reflect a deliberate agenda rather than a genuine concern for religious freedom.

“India is home to 1.4 billion people who are adherents to all religions known to mankind.

“However, we have no expectation that the USCIRF will engage with the reality of India’s pluralistic framework or acknowledge the harmonious coexistence of its diverse communities.

“Such efforts to undermine India’s standing as a beacon of democracy and tolerance will not succeed. In fact, it is the USCIRF that should be designated as an entity of concern,” the MEA statement said.