New York, March 17 -- India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, on Monday (local time) called for a broader global approach to tackling religious discrimination, cautioning against focusing on a single faith while addressing the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.

Speaking at an event jointly organised by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC), Parvathaneni said India strongly condemns violence and hatred committed in the name of religion and emphasised the country's long tradition of religious coexistence.

"My delegation strongly condemns violence and hatred in the name of religion, regardless of the religion under questi...