Regrettable fact that PM Modi has not held a single open press conference: Editors Guild of India
The Editors Guild of India criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not holding any open press conferences since taking office in 2014. They expressed concern over the recent confrontations between Indian officials and foreign journalists during Modi's visit to Norway and the Netherlands. The Guild urged the government to stop viewing the media as an adversary and to promote press freedom.
- ▪The Editors Guild of India described the exchanges between foreign journalists and Indian officials as embarrassing.
- ▪PM Modi has not held a single open press conference since 2014, according to the Editors Guild.
- ▪The confrontations were sparked by questions regarding press freedom and human rights in India.
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The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Sunday (May 24, 2026) described as “embarrassing” the sharp exchanges between foreign journalists and Indian officials during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway and the Netherlands earlier this week. On measuring freedom of the press in IndiaThe EGI called upon the government to stop treating the media as an “adversary” and said it is a “regrettable fact” that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not held a single open press conference since his government assumed office in 2014.“The Editors Guild of India is concerned by the embarrassing stand-offs between Indian government officials and journalists of the Netherlands and Norway during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the two countries,” said the organisation in a statement.
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