Pak accounts FALSELY claim Modi ducked questions on downed Indian jets | The BriefWire
Pak accounts FALSELY claim Modi ducked questions on downed Indian jets
Published on 5/19/2026, 2:23:39 PM
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Controversy erupted during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway amid his multi-nation tour.
At a joint press appearance alongside Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store on May 18, he was accosted by Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng.
Lyng, who works for the Oslo-based paper Dagsavisen, shared a video of herself asking, “Prime Minister Modi, why don’t you take some questions from the freest press in the world?” Read Full Story She captioned the post, “Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, would not take my question;
I was not expecting him to.
Norway has the number one spot on the World Press Freedom Index, India is at 157th, competing with Palestine, the Emirates and Cuba.
Quick context: Controversy erupted during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway amid his multi-nation tour.