Narendra Modi’s 2014 call for a strong, unafraid media is authentic, and the 2026 Oslo clip genuinely shows a journalist calling for questions as he left. The wider record is more significant: he has taken questions at rare joint press conferences abroad, including in 2023 and 2025, but Reuters reported that he had held no…

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CATEGORIES : Democracy, Media

TAGS : Media Accountability, Press Conference, Press Freedom

ENTITIES : ABP News, Helle Lyng, Narendra Modi

GEOGRPAHY : India, Norway, United States

TYPE : Analysis, Event, Interview

EVIDENCE : Official, Verified

PERIOD : 2014, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026

UPDATED : 13 Sep 26 / 11:34 am

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