Conversation with Kanchan Gupta, senior adviser in India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Kanchan Gupta, senior adviser in India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is the latest guest on India, Russia and the World, the weekly podcast hosted by Runjhun Sharma, head of news at RT India.

Gupta argues that the Western media must revisit their ethical standards. According to him, biased reporting on India damages their own credibility. He criticizes Meta for blocking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video, calling it unacceptable interference in India’s democratic process. He also explains why absolute free speech does not exist under the Indian Constitution, what it mentions is conditional speech. Comparing the Gen Z-driven political turmoil in South Asia, Gupta argues that the recent protests in India cannot be compared with Nepal or Bangladesh because Indian society is far more layered and diverse.