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India’s Christians are under threat, and U.S. inaction isn’t neutral

Despite U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom recommendations, India is not a 'Country of Particular Concern.'

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer
May 16, 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Indian External Affairs Minister J. Jaishankar. Credit: US State Dept.

If you listen, the accounts of religious persecution against Catholics in India are difficult to ignore.

Many of those working with and for Catholics in the country have to speak carefully, and often with hesitation. The fear of retaliation is real …

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