India refuses visa to German journalist for ‘hostile reporting’

[Hermione]

Why do you see honest journalis as trouble making?


You can do that in India. That would not hold you back from visiting germany. That journalist did break no law in india. He just made honest journalism. And i want honest journalism.

He can write what he wants in Germany and you are free to read him, just we don't like him being here in India.

 

[livingdead]

old thread.

 

[MarkusS]

He can write what he wants in Germany and you are free to read him, just we don't like him being here in India.

that doesn't adress the problem. You don't want german journalists to teport about india? How am we supossed to learn about india then?

 

[jaunty]

You don't want german journalists to teport about india?

This was a single case. The guy is of Pakistani origin. GoI must have had some valid reason to reject his visa. This doesn't mean all German journalists aren't allowed.

 

[Hermione]

that doesn't adress the problem. You don't want german journalists to teport about india? How am we supossed to learn about india then?

You can read about India from what Indians write. That way you will learn more and from more honest sources who have an insight in the culture and ethos of India rather than a biased outsider with limited outlook.

 

[MarkusS]

You can read about India from what Indians write. That way you will learn more and from more honest sources who have an insight in the culture and ethos of India rather than a biased outsider with limited outlook.

So you want show us only one side and denie us the right to see things critical? What if an indian journalists want hide negative things, so we only read positive things here? Most german big media have german journalists worldwide, so we can have a broader picture.

 

[Hermione]

So you want show us only one side and denie us the right to see things critical? What if an indian journalists want hide negative things, so we only read positive things here? Most german big media have german journalists worldwide, so we can have a broader picture.

Indians are perfectly capable of writing critical things about themselves, we do not need superior Germans to show us our bad side. Most German ideas like Marxism and Socialism which have been adopted by Asian countries have brought them enough misery and more flawed German insight into human behavior and throwing light on Asia is not required. Pls let Germany stick to what Germany does the best, German technology.

 

[takeiteasy]

a biased outsider with limited outlook.

that can be the case. his religion, his family migrated to Islamic country etc are hints.

 

[Alpha1]

Bumping old threads are against forum rules
Regards

 

[Umair Nawaz]

India refuses visa to German journalist for ‘hostile reporting’

By Iftikhar Gilani

NEW DELHI: The Indian government has refused visa to a German journalist apparently for “hostile reporting” of the November 26 Mumbai attacks.

German Weekly Der Spiegel had appointed Hasnain Kazim, a German journalist of Indian origin, its correspondent in India five months ago. Indian diplomats acknowledged verbally to German officials that they could not approve Kazim’s visa request, as his articles on India were “overly critical and biased”.

“We are dismayed to learn that the Indian authorities have again refused to issue a press visa to a journalist employed by a respected news organisation,” Paris-based world journalist group Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) said in a statement. “Excuses have been made about the time needed to process the application but the reality is that the Indian government did not like some of this experienced journalist’s reports and wants to prevent him from returning to India,” the statement added. The organisation urged the Indian government to scrap its archaic practice of banning certain foreign journalists from visiting the country. Kazim wanted to move to New Delhi in May in order to set up there as the South Asia correspondent of both Spiegel Online and Der Spiegel. He previously visited India in November to cover the Mumbai attacks and wrote several articles that won him a nomination for the CNN Journalists Award 2009. Indian diplomats subsequently accused him of ‘hostile’ coverage. They also said his reporting from Mumbai had been ‘illegal’.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

So there is no free media in india.

 

[kurup]

So german journalists aren´t welcome in india?

Any non-biased journalists are welcome .

So there is no free media in india.

Anything more from your crystal ball .

 

[Chronos]

Any non-biased journalists are welcome .



Anything more from your crystal ball .

Don't you mean Crescent ball

 

[kurup]

Don't you mean Crescent ball

I'll pass this , otherwise it will get me banned ....

 

[nair]

So you want show us only one side and denie us the right to see things critical? What if an indian journalists want hide negative things, so we only read positive things here? Most german big media have german journalists worldwide, so we can have a broader picture.

My dear friend this is for 1 journalist.... Not all the journalists are banned here.... there are people who love to write and search only bad stories and try to show the country in a bad light or coming with a prejudice mind may not get visa....... People can write bad about india and there are several such articles available and new ones are coming every day...... so does that means we bann all the reporters who writes bad about india???? NO right???

 

[MarkusS]

Indians are perfectly capable of writing critical things about themselves, we do not need superior Germans to show us our bad side. Most German ideas like Marxism and Socialism which have been adopted by Asian countries have brought them enough misery and more flawed German insight into human behavior and throwing light on Asia is not required. Pls let Germany stick to what Germany does the best, German technology.

It is ridiculous to push an entire nation on one subject. We prefer our own viewpoints as well to see whats going on. But thanks.