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How free is India's media?

The Inside Story Podcast
The Inside Story Podcast
Episode • Oct 4, 2023 • 23m

Journalists detained in police raids in India. The BJP government says it wants to counter Chinese influence, but media rights groups say it's further state repression. So how free is India's media? And what pressures do journalists face there? 

 

Join Host Emily Angwin

Guests:

Rana Ayyub - Global Opinions Writer, The Washington Post. 

Shoaib Daniyal - Political Editor, Scroll News, India.

Beh Lih Yi - Asia Program Coordinator, Committee to Protect Journalists.