Norwegian Journalist Says India Cancelled Her Visa Before Hyderabad Summit

Norwegian commentator Helle Lyng Svendsen said her Indian visa was cancelled a day after it was issued, about 10 minutes before she planned to leave for the airport to travel to Hyderabad. She had been invited to speak on “The Future of Media” at the Bharat Summit on November 14, which would have been her first visit to India. In a post on X, Svendsen said the cancellation came on “orders from above” in the Home Ministry. She also questioned the Union home minister about the decision in a video message. Months earlier, she had questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Oslo visit.