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‘India has the most uncontrollable press, but Afghanistan ranked above us’: S Jaishankar on India’s low press freedom index, calls it a mind game

ANI - 7 May, 2023

"I was amazed at our number. I thought we had the most uncontrollable press, and somebody is getting something fundamentally wrong," S Jaishankar said

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Press Freedom rates India 161 out of 180 based on faulty data on govt spending on ads, claims it spent 13,000 cr on ads:...

Anurag - 4 May, 2023

Reporters Without Border (RSF) used old reports and faulty data to target India in Press Freedom Index

OpIndia Explains

‘Press Freedom Index’ and their bias: Despotic nations, that persecute journalists regularly, score better than India. Read about their track record

Suyash - 4 May, 2022

Reporters without Borders (RSF) published its annual 'Press Freedom' rankings for the year 2021-2022, in which India has been ranked 150th out of 180 countries

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