Dispatch From Washington: "Biden Administration Was Reminded Modi Is Not Democratic" | Spotlight

India is the world’s largest democracy, yet it is one of the world’s most dangerous countries for the media, says a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post, published during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US capital this week.

The ad, which highlights the problems journalists in India face, was jointly sponsored by the world’s leading media and rights advocacy groups, including the National Press Club, Washington, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, International Press Institute (IPI), Internatio­nal Women’s Media Foundation, James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, Reporters Committee, and WAN IFRA.

It reminded the Biden administration, and the visitors from India, that “press freedom is under increasing threat” in India, “with journalists facing physical violence, harassment, bogus lawsuits, and hate campaigns on social media”.

The Post also published a news story, pointing out that the pressure built up by media and rights advocacy groups worked and Narendra Modi did something very unusual on Thursday at the White House (joint news conference) — he took questions from journalists.

Dawn’s Anwar Iqbal reports from Washington D.C, and explains whether the media and rights advocacy groups condemning India’s crackdown on press freedom, damage its image on the global stage.

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