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India media crackdown after Pakistan cross-border fighting

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Adil Bhat | Sharique Ahmad
June 5, 2025

India's Hindu-nationalist government has responded to the cross-border conflict with Pakistan with a crackdown on critics. What's behind this curtailing of free speech? DW's Adil Bhat reports.

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