Indian government's crackdown on press freedom after BBC documentary critical of PM Modi

PBS NewsHour - World

English - February 15, 2023 23:25 - 7 minutes - 13.3 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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Indian tax officials have conducted searches at the BBC offices in that country for the past two days. It comes weeks after India censored a BBC documentary that criticizes Prime Minister Modi. The actions against the British broadcaster put the spotlight on the dwindling democratic freedoms in one of the world's largest democracies. Bobby Ghosh joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the developments. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders