JD Vance walks into religious fire after hoping his wife Usha will embrace Christianity

TOI Correspondent from Washington: US vice-president JD Vance ignited a fierce controversy on religious freedom in MAGA-infused America this week after hoping his wife Usha, daughter of practising Hindus, would take up his Christian faith even though he acknowledged she has the “free will” not to. The remarks, made before a large conservative audience at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi on Wednesday night, sparked a volatile debate on social media about the balance of personal faith and public life in their inter-religious marriage. While Vance's stand drew applause from the conservative youth audience, they triggered a robust backlash from many Indian-American and pro-Hindu commentators, with critics branding it "Hinduphobic" pandering to MAGA's Christian n