# Narendra Modi

As head of government

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, was head of government when 4 recorded incidents took place. The official who acted in each may be someone else; each incident names them.

## Tactics used

- [Prior restraint: 2](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=narendra-modi&tactic=prior_restraint)
- [Detention and violence: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=narendra-modi&tactic=detention_and_violence)
- [Official labels: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=narendra-modi&tactic=disinformation_labeling)
- [Insult and defamation laws: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=narendra-modi&tactic=insult_and_defamation_laws)
- [Shutdowns and blocking: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=narendra-modi&tactic=shutdowns_and_blocking)
- [Surveillance and subpoenas: 1](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents?leader=narendra-modi&tactic=surveillance_and_subpoenas)

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Country | Tactic | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 5, 2019 | [India imposes a communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir after revoking the region's special status](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-india-kashmir-communications-blackout) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Shutdowns and blocking](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/shutdowns_and_blocking) | Ongoing (August 5, 2020) |
| February 14, 2023 | [Indian tax authorities search BBC offices weeks after Modi documentary ban](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2023-india-tax-authorities-raid-bbc-offices) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Surveillance and subpoenas](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/surveillance_and_subpoenas) | Unknown |
| March 2024 | [Bombay High Court strikes down India's government 'fact check unit' rule](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2024-india-court-strikes-down-fact-check-unit) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Official labels](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/disinformation_labeling) | Reversed (September 20, 2024) |
| 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) | [India](https://thewaronnews.com/countries/in) ([RSF 2026 rank: 157th of 180](https://rsf.org/en/index)) | [Insult and defamation laws](https://thewaronnews.com/tactics/insult_and_defamation_laws) | Unknown (February 10, 2026) |

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