India rejects UN panel report as politically motivated
By The BriefBrief
India’s Ministry of External Affairs says a UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination report is politically motivated. Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal rejected the report’s “highlighting” of increased law enforcement operations targeting Rohingya, Bengali-speaking Muslims, migrants and asylum-seekers after the 2017 home affairs order and the April 2025 Pahalgam attack in Kashmir.
WHO:Randhir Jaiswal, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson
WHAT:Jaiswal rejected a UN panel report on minorities as politically motivated.
WHEN:Reported Aug 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE:India
WHY:India rejected the UN report’s framing of increased law enforcement operations targeting specific minority and migrant groups.
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