India has defended its record on religious tolerance and rebuked the United States for its own rights issues after a report accused Indian officials of supporting attacks on minority worshippers.Washington’s annual report on religious freedom around the world contained a rare – if indirect – criticism of New Delhi, its emerging ally, on Thursday, documenting incendiary comments by Indian public officials and accounts of discrimination against Muslims and Christians in India.New Delhi’s foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said on Friday that senior US officials had made “ill-informed” and “biased” comments coinciding with the report’s release.
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