India, Oct. 17 -- Days after a controversy over the absence of women journalists at a media interaction of Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi, US Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove heaped praise on Indian women journalists for showing up at the fresh presser that was called later.

Women journalists were left out from Muttaqi's first media interaction at the Afghan embassy late last week, a move that drew backlash from the Opposition and media bodies. Another press conference was called later, which included women journalists.

Praising the women journalists in India who attended the presser, Kamlager-Dove wrote, "Glad to see women journalists in India speaking truth to power & standing up for their right to equal par...