The Chilling of the Fourth Estate After 10 Years of Modi

The Indian prime minister has demonstrated that there is only one form of journalism he likes.

MAY 7, 2024, “A democracy like India is able to move ahead and function only because there is a vibrant feedback mechanism,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an interview with Newsweek in April, days before voting in the Indian general election began. “Our media plays an important role in this regard.” He added that the “claims of diminishing media freedom” in India were “dubious.”