Who is USCIRF Chair Asif Mahmood? Pakistan-born American with Kashmir advocacy record leading US body targeting India

Who is USCIRF Chair Asif Mahmood? Pakistan-born American with Kashmir advocacy record leading US body targeting India

From Kashmir advocacy and congressional lobbying to leading the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, Dr Asif Mahmood’s record raises questions about the ideological lens through which the body is now targeting India The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has once again put India in its crosshairs. In March 2026, the commission recommended that the United States consider targeted sanctions against In…