India, Feb. 18 -- In India, there is no specific law for journalists. However, Article 19 of the Indian constitution grants freedom of speech to all of its citizens. But, state and authority use various measures to muzzle dissent.
Cutting Advertisements
Many times, the government has allegedly cut advertisements in those media outlets which question them. For media channels, advertisements given by political parties are one of the major sources of income.
Hence, directly or indirectly political parties control the media. In June 2019, the Central government cut the advertisement of three newspapers including The Hindu, The Telegraph, Aanand Bazar Patrika and The Times of India.
These papers had published government critical reportage. A...