Moscow waded into the controversy over a BBC documentary of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, siding with Modi and his supporters by denouncing the documentary as part of the “information war” waged by Western media outlets against Russia as well as India. The BBC released the first half of a two-part documentary, called India: The Modi Question, two weeks ago. Russia says documentary on PM Modi evidence of BBC "waging information war on different fronts." “With their flat-footed attempts at censorship, Modi’s media managers confirmed the widespread suspicion in the western media that India’s prime minister is an autocrat who cannot abide criticism,” she said. Singh dismissed “ludicrous conspiracy theories,” like the one pushed by Russia, that the BBC was involved in a grand plot to undermine the Indian government.

Source: The Guardian February 01, 2023 05:25 UTC