# India

Government actions against journalists in India

India is in Southern Asia, Asia. The record holds 1 incident in which the government of India, or an official, court or legislature there, limited journalists' ability to report.

## Tactics used

- [Detention and violence: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=IN&tactic=detention_and_violence)
- [Insult and defamation laws: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?country=IN&tactic=insult_and_defamation_laws)

## Heads of government at the time

- [Narendra Modi: 1 incident](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi)

## Incidents by year

### 2026

| Date | Incident | Tactic | Head of government | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 10, 2026 | [India: one-year prison sentence for the journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case, February 2026](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2026-india-journalist-sentenced-adani-defamation) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | [Narendra Modi](https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/narendra-modi) | Unknown (February 10, 2026) |

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