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UK foreign minister James Cleverly raises issue of BBC tax searches with Indian counterpart Jaishankar

The searches came after the Indian government reacted angrily to a documentary made by the British Broadcaster about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership of the western state of Gujarat during riots in 2002.

March 01, 2023 / 13:46 IST
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British Foreign Minister James Cleverly raised the issue of BBC tax searches with India's foreign minister during a bilateral meeting on Wednesday, the minister told in an interview.

Last month, India's tax authorities conducted searches at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai.

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The searches came after the Indian government reacted angrily to a documentary made by the British Broadcaster about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership of the western state of Gujarat during riots in 2002.

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first published: Mar 1, 2023 01:46 pm

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