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Capitol Hill briefing to examine India's alleged transnational repression
Rep. Jim McGovern and national security experts are among the scheduled speakers.
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Ankita Baidya - Fri, 10, Jul 2026
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Lawmakers, policy experts and advocacy groups are set to discuss allegations of India's transnational repression during a Capitol Hill briefing on July 14. / X/@1DanStanton
A congressional briefing examining allegations of India's transnational repression and its implications for U.S. national security is scheduled for July 14 on Capitol Hill, bringing together lawmakers, policy experts and advocacy groups for a discussion on the issue, according to an event announcement.
The briefing, titled "India's Transnational Repression: Implications for U.S. National Security," will take place from noon to 2 p.m. in Room 240 of the Cannon House Office Building, with lunch scheduled for 1:30 p.m., according to the announcement.
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The event is co-sponsored by Equitas Forum USA, Hindus for Human Rights, the Sikh Coalition, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), the Dalit Solidarity Forum and the New York State Council of Churches. Organizers said those wishing to attend should RSVP via advocacy@equitasforumusa.org.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, is listed among the speakers. Other scheduled participants include Allison MacManus, managing director for national security at the Center for American Progress; Katie LaRoque, policy director at Freedom House; Stephen Schneck, former chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; Daniel Stanton, a former senior intelligence officer; and author and investigative journalist Pieter Friedrich, according to the announcement.
Stanton, a former senior manager with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service who has previously spoken publicly about Indian foreign interference and transnational repression, said in a post on X that he was "honored to have been invited to speak" at the briefing.
I am honored to have been invited to speak at the Congressional Briefing on India's Transnational Repression: Implications for U.S. National Security on July 14 in Room 240 of the Cannon House Office Building, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. pic.twitter.com/PMaOtP93GI
— Dan Stanton (@1DanStanton) July 9, 2026
Additional speakers include Harjot Singh, federal policy manager at the Sikh Coalition; Lavleen K. Madahar, policy associate at SALDEF; Rasheeda Tyler, executive director of the New York State Council of Churches; and Ria Chakrabarty, senior policy director at Hindus for Human Rights, according to the announcement.
According to the Sikh Coalition, Singh joined the organization in June 2025 after serving as a human rights fellow at the University of California, Berkeley's Human Rights Center and as a legislative intern for the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He holds a master's degree in human rights studies from Columbia University and dual bachelor's degrees from UC Berkeley.
Madahar, a policy associate at SALDEF, is pursuing studies in international and public affairs at Brown University. According to her professional profile, she previously interned with SALDEF's SikhLEAD program and served as a Guru Nanak Legacy Fellow with the National Sikh Campaign.
Chakrabarty previously testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on the issue of transnational repression. During a June 2025 hearing, she told lawmakers that "India must now be counted among the world's leading perpetrators of transnational repression," according to Hindus for Human Rights. The organization said she holds a master's degree in global policy studies from the University of Texas' Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.
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