After silencing critics at home, Narendra Modi goes after foreign media
Western countries’ failure to come to the BBC’s defence is pathetic
India’s tax police, says the government of Narendra Modi, had good reason to send dozens of officers to raid the BBC’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai this week. The British public broadcaster is alleged to have understated its Indian profits. But nobody believes that explanation for a second—nor are they meant to.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Modi against the media”
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