SYDNEY: India's foreign minister on Saturday (Feb 18) hit out at 'scaremongering' critics who claim the country's democracy is being corroded, singling out billionaire George Soros - a popular target for right-wing ire. At an event in Sydney, S Jaishankar rejected accusations that
SYDNEY: India's foreign minister on Saturday hit out at"scaremongering" critics who claim the country's democracy is being corroded, singling out billionaire George Soros - a popular target for right-wing ire.multiple raids on the BBC's India officesJaishankar defended the prime minister, painting detractors as"scaremongering", holding an antiquated"Euro-Atlantic view" of democracy and failing to respect the Indian people's democratic choice.
Indian tax authorities raided the BBC's offices in New Delhi and Mumbai just weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary on Modi's actions during deadly sectarian riots in 2002. Jaishankar denounced the 92-year-old Hungarian-born financier as"old, rich opinionated and dangerous" and someone who"still thinks that his views should determine how the entire world works".
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