External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly during the G20 foreign ministers' visit to New Delhi on Wednesday. The topic of the BBC's tax "survey" was discussed during the bilateral meeting, and Jaishankar reportedly emphasised that the British broadcaster must adhere to applicable laws in India.
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Prior to the G20 summit under the Indian presidency, Jaishankar conveyed to his British counterpart that it was mandatory for all entities operating in the country to comply with the "relevant laws and regulations".
๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
On February 14, a group of 15 officials from the Income Tax Department conducted survey operations at the Delhi and Mumbai offices of the BBC. This action was taken several weeks after the Indian government prohibited the airing of the BBC's documentary titled 'India: The Modi Question', which raised doubts about the involvement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi (then Gujarat CM) in the 2002 Gujarat riots. The I-T department authorities carried out the survey on the BBC's premises.
