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At UNHRC, India Slams Switzerland's 'Shallow' Remarks on Minorities, Urges Bern to Address Its Own 'Racism', 'Xenophobia' - The Statesman
India accused Switzerland of ignoring its own issues of racism and xenophobia while dismissing criticisms of minority treatment and media freedoms as false narratives.
- At the 5th meeting of the 60th UN Human Rights Council session on September 10, 2025, Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi strongly rebuked Switzerland over its remarks on minority protection in India.
- This response came after Switzerland, as the UNHRC president, urged India to implement actions safeguarding minority rights and ensuring freedoms of expression and of the press.
- Tyagi described Switzerland's comments as surprising, shallow, and ill-informed and urged Switzerland to address its own challenges like racism, systematic discrimination, and xenophobia.
- He highlighted India’s status as the world’s largest and most diverse democracy, known for its deep-rooted commitment to pluralism, and expressed India’s willingness to assist Switzerland in tackling its challenges related to racism.
- India affirmed it will continue protecting its citizens with unwavering resolve and called Switzerland to avoid wasting Council's time with false narratives that misrepresent Indian reality.
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At UNHRC, India slams Switzerland's 'shallow' remarks on minorities, urges Bern to address its own 'racism', 'xenophobia' - The Statesman
In a strongly worded rebuttal at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi condemned Switzerland’s comments on India’s treatment of minorities, calling them “surprising, shallow, and ill-informed.”
‘Ready to help Switzerland address racism, xenophobia’: India responds to ‘minority, free speech' remarks
Indian diplomat Kshitij Tyagi said that Switzerland should focus on its own challenges that it faces domestically, and called the country's remarks on India "shallow and ill-informed"
·Mumbai, India
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Can Help With Racism, Xenophobia: India Jabs Switzerland Over Minority Remark
India has issued a rebuttal to Switzerland at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), describing comments made by the Swiss delegation on the treatment of minorities in India as "surprising, shallow, and ill-informed."
·New Delhi, India
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