{"id":201002,"date":"2026-05-19T12:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=201002"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:22:59","slug":"modi-walks-out-after-norwegian-journalist-challenges-him-to-face-free-press-in-oslo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/05\/19\/modi-walks-out-after-norwegian-journalist-challenges-him-to-face-free-press-in-oslo.html","title":{"rendered":"Modi walks out after Norwegian journalist challenges him to face free press in Oslo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oslo, : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked out without answering questions after a Norwegian journalist challenge him to engage with the \u201cfreest press in the world\u201d following a meeting with his counterpart in Oslo.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, Modi and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re made brief press statements on Monday but did not take questions.<\/p>\n

As Modi left the podium, journalist Helle Lyng of Norway\u2019s Dagsavisen called out, \u201cPrime Minister Modi, why don\u2019t you take some questions from the freest press in the world?\u201d Modi did not respond and exited the room alongside St\u00f8re.<\/p>\n

Lyng later posted the video on X, writing, \u201cPrime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, would not take my question. I was not expecting him to.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident has drawn attention to Modi\u2019s consistent refusal to hold press conferences or take questions from journalists during foreign visits and domestic engagements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oslo, : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked out without answering questions after a Norwegian journalist challenge him to engage with the \u201cfreest press in the world\u201d following a meeting with his counterpart in Oslo. According to Kashmir Media Service, Modi and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re made brief press statements on Monday but did …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":201003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t