Democracies in different parts of the world have come under pressure, N. Ram, Director, The Hindu Publishing Group, said here on Saturday.
Speaking at the Dr. K.C.G. Verghese Excellence Awards 2023, he said democracy had come under assault and pressure in India as well. “Indian democracy has come under pressure, and we don’t rank very high in the international rankings. I’m concerned about the pressures and assaults on free speech, not just in India but in different parts of the world,” he said.
Some journalists had lost their lives, and there were some in jail even without charge-sheets, Mr. Ram said. “The bright side is we are able to stand up for freedom and are able to speak. We are not in a dictatorship, but there are pressures and anti-democratic elements against free speech,” he said.
