On Tuesday, the Allahabad High Court made a significant ruling regarding religious freedom and conversion. The court observed that while individuals have the right to practise and propagate their religion, this does not extend to a collective right to convert others. This ruling came as the court rejected the bail plea of a man accused of forcibly converting a girl to Islam and sexually exploiting her.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that there has been a worrying increase in anti-conversion laws, hate speech, and destruction of homes and places of worship for minority faith communities in India.