Pakistan, Nov. 13 -- In yet another glaring exposure of the Modi-led Indian government's shrinking tolerance for press freedom and dissent, a Norwegian journalist has said that her Indian visa was cancelled at the last minute. Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng said she was scheduled to leave for India on Thursday morning to attend the summit, where she was invited as a panelist and speaker on the future of media, press freedom and democracy.

The action was meant to stop her from speaking on media freedom and democracy at the Congress-organised Bharat Summit in Hyderabad. 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 w...