Regrettable fact that PM Modi has not held a single open press conference: Editors Guild of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a joint press meet with Nordic leaders, unseen, at the Nordic-India Summit, in Oslo, Norway. | Photo Credit: PTI The Editors Guild of India (EGI) on Sunday (May 24, 2026) described as “embarrassing” the sharp exchanges between foreign journalists and Indian officials during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Norway and the Netherlands earlier this week. The EGI called upon the government to stop treating the media as an “adversary” and said it is a “regrettable fact” that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not held a single open press conference since his government assumed office in 2014. “The Editors Guild of India is concerned by the embarrassing stand-offs between Indian government officials and journalists of the Netherlands and Norway during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the two countries,” said the organisation in a statement. “The face-off with the European media was triggered by the Prime Minister’s refusal to take questions from local journalists after a press briefing,” the EGI further said. The exchanges between Indian diplomats and …
