New Delhi has delivered a firm rebuttal to a Norwegian journalist’s questions on press freedom and human rights in India. Answering a media query during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Oslo visit, a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spotlighted India’s democratic framework, constitutional values, diversity and human rights record as he shut down reports from some “ignorant NGOs”. “We are one-sixth of the total population of the world, but not one-sixth of the problems of the world. We have a constitution which guarantees the fundamental rights of the people,” said Sibi George, secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, while addressing reporters. He was replying to a question from a Norwegian journalist, Helle Lyng asking why ‘India should be trusted’. The diplomat said India’s Constitution guarantees fundamental rights to all citizens and provides legal remedies for violations of those rights.
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