India, May 20 -- Addressing Indian ambassadors, heads of Indian missions abroad, and diplomats on April 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged them to counter false narratives against India on the front foot rather than wait for New Delhi's approval or direction every time a canard is spread against their country.

Leading from the front, PM Modi on May 15 himself fact-checked a news story on X and dismissed claims that his government was considering imposing a tax or a cess on foreign travel. He stated that the report was totally false without an iota of truth in it while on the ongoing trip to UAE, Sweden, Norway, and Italy.

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