Urgent Open Letter to Marco Rubio

Your Excellency, Secretary Marco Rubio, As you visit India at a historic moment when the United States prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of its Independence, the world is once again reminded of the enduring American ideals of freedom, liberty, democracy, equality, self-governance, the rule of law, and the pursuit of human dignity. It is in the spirit of these universal values that I respectfully draw your urgent attention to the grave and worsening human rights situation in India. The concerns I raise are detailed extensively in my earlier appeal titled “An Urgent Humanitarian Appeal to the US President”. The continued persecution and violence against minorities — particularly Muslims in Kashmir and across India, Christians, Sikhs, and the people of Manipur — have become matters of deep international concern. Reports of mob lynchings, religious intolerance, suppression of dissent, and targeted communal violence continue to emerge with alarming regularity. Distinguished genocide scholar Professor Gregory Stanton has also publicly expressed serious concern regarding these developments and predicted very high chances of happening of genocide in India. Your Excellency, it is instructive to recall that when a Sikh U.S. citizen felt personally threatened by Indian plans to eliminate him, the Excellency Donald Trump, President of the United States, wrote directly on 24 July 2025 to reassure him that his safety was a paramount concern of the State. This precedent underscores the moral and political strength conveyed when a head of state speaks plainly in defence of their citizens. The voice of the American Secretary of State, backed by its global stature, would carry enough weight in deterring the aggression of transnational killings and the almost daily lynching of minorities inside India. In view of this humanitarian crisis, I respectfully urge you to raise these issues at the highest level with the Indian leadership during your visit. I also request attention