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sentences that state something as happening or true
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7%
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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Politics
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India on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) rejected observations made by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UNCERD), calling them “politically motivated” and “highly malicious”.
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India → reject → them
The response, from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, comes after the UN Committee raised concerns about “reports of large-scale violations perpetrated by law enforcement officials against ethnic and ethno-religious groups, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, including Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, particularly Dalits, and non-citizens.”
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Committee → come → Tribes
In a press note that called for addressing “hate speech” and “hate crimes” in India, the Committee had said that there has been an increase in incidents against the Bengali-speaking Muslims and called on the Government of India to “ensure accountability” for these violations.
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Committee → call → violations
In an official statement, the MEA noted that it has taken note of the remarks released by the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination following India’s 11th periodic review under ICERD, conducted in Geneva on August 11-12.
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it → note → August
The Government of India had sent Solicitor General Tushar Mehta as the Head of the Indian Delegation for the review.
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Government → send → review
The MEA clarified that the exercise constituted a routine treaty-body review, in which India participated in a spirit of constructive engagement.
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India → clarify → engagement
It stressed that India’s commitment to combating racial discrimination remains firm and unwavering.
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commitment → stress → discrimination
Throughout the review process, India underscored its constitutional safeguards, comprehensive legal framework, pluralistic ethos, and continuous efforts directed at safeguarding disadvantaged communities.
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India → underscore → communities
“While we will respond to the Committee’s observations through the established procedure, the inter-Ministerial delegation, which was led by the Solicitor General of India, Shri Tushar Mehta, had already rejected the sweeping generalisations, unsubstantiated allegations, or tendency to exceed the Convention’s mandate during the review meeting,” the MEA stated.
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MEA → respond → meeting
“India rejects any politically motivated highly malicious references in the report with all the contempt that it deserves,” the Ministry added.
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Ministry → reject → that
India’s 12th and 21st combined periodic reports submitted to CERD
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) functions as an independent expert panel tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination across its States parties.
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Committee → combine → parties
The recent review, conducted on August 11-12, encompassed India’s 12th and 21st combined periodic reports submitted to CERD in 2023.
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review → conduct → 2023
Deliberations addressed various matters, including the administrative framework for implementing ICERD, progress achieved by marginalised groups, and policy interventions to counter prejudice and intolerance, according to a statement by the Permanent Mission of India in Geneva.
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Deliberations → address → Geneva
“The Indian delegation highlighted our pluralism; diversity; scale and complexity; constitutional and legal framework and safeguards; affirmative actions, democratic accountability; judicial remedies; targeted public policy; and sustained socio-economic development, as we continue our journey towards ensuring equality, dignity and opportunity for all Indians,” the official statement noted.
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statement → highlight → Indians
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