• Naich@piefed.world
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    23 hours ago

    "Lyng has faced intense online backlash and trolling following the exchange, with some social media users in India branding her a “foreign plant” and a “spy” and accusing her of attempting to embarrass India on the global stage.

    Some Indian news channels have also criticised her approach, saying it was disrespectful towards a head of state."

    “India ranked 157th out of 180 countries in the latest annual World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders last month - a list that Norway has topped for several years now.”

    • iegod@lemmy.zip
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      21 hours ago

      attempting to embarrass India on the global stage

      Seems like they’re doing that all on their own.