India lashes out at critics after BBC raids

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 19, 2023 2:15 am

SYDNEY, Australia: India's top diplomat on Saturday hit out at 'scaremongering' critics who claim the South Asian country's democracy is being corroded, singling out billionaire George Soros, a popular target for right-wing ire.

At an event in Sydney, southeastern Australia, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar rejected accusations that multiple raids on the British Broadcasting Corp.'s India offices showed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government were veering toward authoritarianism.

TAXING EVENT Members of the media report from outside the office building where India’s tax authorities raided the British Broadcasting Corp.’s office in the capital New Delhi on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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