New York Times editorial criticises Indias crackdown on dissent

February 23, 2016 09:52

In a stinging editorial, The New York Times has blamed the Modi government for cracking down on JNU students and stifling freedom of expression in India.

The authoritarian drift of the Modi government has come under sharp criticism by the newspaper which squarely blamed it for the lynch mob mentality witnessed in New Delhi in recent days.

An opinion piece on Kanhaiya Kumar, the JNU student who was arrested on charges of sedition, says that this "confrontation raises serious concerns about Mr. Modis governance and may further stall any progress in Parliament on economic reforms."

Read the entire editorial HERE.

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