Amit Shah addresses Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Ahmedabad, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A federal panel on religion has urged the United States to weigh sanctions against India's Home Minister Amit Shah if the south Asian nation adopts legislation to exclude Muslims from a path to citizenship for religious minorities from its neighbours.
Shah is a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Hindu nationalist-led government is seen by critics as pushing an agenda that undermines the secular foundations of India's democracy.
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