Recent rapes in India have put a harsh focus on India 's gender politics . ` ` Every girl 's faith matters , '' Obama says in New Delhi . ` ` Every girl has the right to practice their faith how they choose , or to practice no faith at all , '' he says . Sexual assaults became a high - profile problem in India after a gang rape on a New Delhi bus .
` ` Every girl 's faith matters , '' Obama says in New Delhi . ` ` Every girl has the right to practice their faith how they choose , or to practice no faith at all , '' he says . Sexual assaults became a high - profile problem in India after a gang rape on a New Delhi bus .