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India delays visas to representatives of US commission on religious freedom

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New Delhi (dpa) – India has delayed visas to representatives of a US agency that rates countries' levels of religious freedom, preventing a planned visit, the group said Friday. "We are deeply disappointed by the Indian government's denial, in effect, of these visas," said Robert P George, chairman of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom…

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