A foreign journalist saying “India has no press freedom” because our PM didn’t take questions is a very weak understanding of India. I don't know what's your agenda but let me tell you about India. India’s civilisation was debating philosophy when much of the modern world had not formed nation states.• Upanishads → questioning teachers and ideas• Buddhist traditions → structured public debate• Jain philosophy → acceptance of multiple perspectives• Nalanda and Takshashila → centres of intellectua