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India rejects ‘politically motivated, highly malicious references’ in remarks by UN body against racial discrimination

India's Ministry of External Affairs strongly rejected the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination's (CERD) concerns over alleged large-scale violations by law enforcement against ethnic and ethno-religious groups, calling the references 'politically motivated' and 'highly malicious'. This marks a rare sharp diplomatic rebuttal by India to a UN human rights body, asserting sovereignty and non-interference in internal matters. The development is significant for exams as it tests knowledge of UN human rights mechanisms, India's foreign policy stance on international scrutiny, and the CERD's mandate under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD), which India ratified in 1968.

Source: The Hindu. This summary and analysis are AI-written from that report and are not individually fact-checked — confirm names, dates and figures with the source before you rely on them.