Oslo, Nov. 12 -- Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng has claimed that her Indian visa was cancelled at the last minute, moments before she was scheduled to leave for the airport in Norway to attend the Congress-organised Bharat Summit in Hyderabad, where she was invited to speak on media, press freedom and democracy.

In a post on X, Lyng alleged that despite having received an Indian visa and political clearance for her visit, she was informed by the Indian Embassy in Norway that she would not be allowed to travel to India. She attributed the alleged decision to "orders from above" in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

"I got a visa to India and was supposed to leave this morning to attend the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad. I had been invited...