Being a journalist in Modis India
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India has fallen down the ranks of the World Press Freedom Index, sitting at 161 out of 180 countries. Journalists have been harassed, arrested and even killed. Today, what it\\u2019s like to be a journalist in India under the Modi government.
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Over the weekend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with President Biden at the G-20 summit in New Delhi. But there were some people noticeably absent from the leaders\\u2019 big meeting: the press.
Growing restrictions on the press in India have become a concerning trend for many people in the country. And last year\\u2019s takeover of television news channel NDTV by India\\u2019s richest man and close ally of prime minister Modi, became a turning point for perceptions of the country\\u2019s press freedom.
Today on \\u201cPost Reports,\\u201d South Asia correspondent Karishma Mehrotra tells us what it\\u2019s like to be a journalist in India under the Modi government, what\\u2019s behind this shift in Indian journalism and what the implications are for India\'s future. We also speak with former TV news anchor Ravish Kumar on his struggles as a journalist in the country.
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