US report says India acts minimally, Pakistan rarely acts against rights abuses

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government noted abuses in India and Pakistan in a shortened human rights report released on Tuesday that said India “took minimal credible steps” to combat the abuses while Pakistan “rarely took credible steps.”

The Trump administration scaled back the annual U.S. government report on human rights worldwide, dramatically softening criticism of some allies and countries that have been President Donald Trump’s partners.

The State Department human rights documentation for India and Pakistan was also much shorter and scaled back this year.

India has been an important U.S. partner in recent years in Washington’s effort to counter China’s rise, although relations have been tense over Trump’s imposition of a 50% tariff on goods from India. Pak