India Observers

 Income Tax ‘survey’ raids at BBC offices continue for 3rd day. A Pakistani journalist questioned the US State Department official regarding this operation. A Pakistani journalist was redirected by the United States to “refer to the Government of India” in order to obtain information on the “investigation” the income tax department carried out at the Delhi office and Mumbai studio of the BBC.  The US “supports the value of free press around the world,” the spokesperson for the US State Department stated in response to a journalist from Pakistan. “We are aware that the BBC offices in Delhi have been searched… We keep emphasizing how important freedom of speech and freedom of religion or belief are.  Ned Price, the spokeswoman, described them as human rights that “contribute to the advancement of democracy here in this country, in India, and in our partner democracies throughout the world.” The US official was replying to a query about “raiding” the BBC offices from Jahan...