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US regularly engages with Indian officials on human rights issues: Official
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Last Updated: May 13, 2021, 01:01 PM IST
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The US regularly engages with Indian officials at all levels, encouraging them to uphold human rights obligations and commitments, including the protection of minorities, in keeping with India s long tradition of democratic values and its history of tolerance, a senior State Department official in charge of international religious freedom has said.
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The US regularly engages with Indian officials at all levels, encouraging them to uphold human rights obligations and commitments, including the protection of minorities, in keeping with India s long tradition of democratic values and its history of tolerance, a senior State Department official in charge of international religious freedom has said.
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