Sanctioning the Sangh: USCIRF, the RSS, and the Limits of US-India Strategic Partnership
The diplomatic standoff between Washington’s independent monitoring mechanisms, local US political leadership, and New Delhi’s foreign policy apparatus reached an unprecedented threshold as Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief (Sarsanghchalak) Mohan Bhagwat commenced his multi-nation tour across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Centred on a 29 August address at New York’s Madison…
